Oosterbroek

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Drenthe) First attested as Ooster broeck around 1660. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).
  • (Groningen) Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The municipality was named after a Medieval marshland area.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌbruk/
  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧broek

Proper noun

Oosterbroek n

  1. A hamlet in Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Netherlands.
  2. A former municipality of Groningen, Netherlands.

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