Grazen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as grasen in 1437. Cognate with Groningen Dutch Low Saxon groazen (“certain land measurement”). Likely to have originally been the name of a field.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣraː.zə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Gra‧zen
  • Rhymes: -aːzən
  • Homophone: grazen

Proper noun

Grazen n

  1. A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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