Kamperveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in veno prope campen and camperavene in 1236. Compound of the toponym Kampen and Middle Dutch veen (“peat bog”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkɑm.pərˈveːn/
  • Hyphenation: Kam‧per‧veen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Kamperveen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Kampervener
  • Kamperveens

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