Etymology
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- (Texel) Attested as cogersdyck in 1436. Derived from Middle Dutch coge (“land next to water, land located outside of a levee”).
- (Uitgeest) Derived from koog (“land located outside of a levee”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /də ˈkoːx/
- Hyphenation: De Koog
- Rhymes: -oːx
Proper noun
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De Koog n
- A village in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Uitgeest, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de koog”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN