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Etymology

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First attested as bergene in 1227. Compound of Old Dutch Gram (a personal name) and berg (hill, elevated place).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Gramsbargen, Grambarge.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɑmsˌbɛr.ɣə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Grams‧ber‧gen

Proper noun

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Gramsbergen n

  1. A city and former municipality of Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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