Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of blauw (blue) and stad (city). The element blauw refers to the lakes around the community.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɑu̯.əˌstɑt/
  • Hyphenation: Blau‧we‧stad

Proper noun edit

Blauwestad n

  1. A village in Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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