Strepen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in de Streepen in 1804. Derived from the plural form of a dialectal variant of strijp (“strip of land, elongated plot of land”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstreː.pə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Stre‧pen
  • Rhymes: -eːpən
  • Homophone: strepen

Proper noun

Strepen n

  1. A hamlet in Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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