Oosterblokker

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as oesterbloecwere around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern”), bloc (“farmland enclosed by a ditch or fence”) and were (“enclosed piece of land located between two ditches”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧blok‧ker

Proper noun

Oosterblokker n

  1. A village in Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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