De Veenhuis
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Etymology
First attested as op veenhusen in 1453. Compound of veen (“peat bog, marsh, fen”) and huizen (“settlement, village”). The singular form Veenhuis gradually replaced the older plural Veenhuizen.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- A hamlet in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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