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Etymology

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First attested as insula bomne in 1165. Compound of an unclear first element and a variant of Middle Dutch aa (body of water, river). The first element may be cognate to Middle Dutch bomme (small barrel), Limburgish bommel (tin canteen).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Bom‧me‧ne‧de

Proper noun

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Bommenede n

  1. A former village and former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.