Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (Noord-Holland) Potentially attested as hemstede in 1064, attested with certainty as heemsteden in 1315. Derived from Old Dutch hemstede (homestead).
  • (Utrecht) First attested as hemsteden in 1219. Derived from Middle Dutch heemstede (homestead). Named after a former knightly manor.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Heem‧ste‧de

Proper noun

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Heemstede n

  1. A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
  2. A hamlet in Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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