Hooglanderveen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Hooglanderveen in 1899. Compound of the toponym Hoogland and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Hoog‧lan‧der‧veen

Proper noun

Hooglanderveen n

  1. A village in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.
    Synonym: 't Turfgat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms
  • Hooglandervener
  • Hooglanderveens

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