Veldbraak

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as veltbrake in 1368. Compound of veld (“field”) and braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛlt.braːk/
  • Hyphenation: Veld‧braak

Proper noun

Veldbraak n

  1. A hamlet in Baarle-Nassau, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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