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Etymology

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Potentially attested as brembosch in 1292, attested with certainty as brambosch in 1753. Compound of brem (broom, Cytisus scoparius) or braam (raspberry, Rubus sp.) and bos (rising forest).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɛm.bɔs/
  • Hyphenation: Brem‧bosch

Proper noun

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Brembosch n

  1. A hamlet in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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