Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as oppen brinke in 1338. Compound of brink (village green, farmland belonging to a single farm) and horst (overgrown elevated place).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɪŋk.ɦɔrst/
  • Hyphenation: Brink‧horst

Proper noun

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Brinkhorst n

  1. A neighborhood of Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “brinkhorst”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN