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Etymology

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First attested as opt cruytz by slenich in 1495. Derived from a compound of hoog (high, upper) and Middle Dutch kruuts (cross). The toponym refers to a monastery of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre that the settlement formed around.

See also Limburgish Ge Kruuts.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoːx.krʏts/
  • Hyphenation: Hoog‧cruts

Proper noun

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Hoogcruts n

  1. A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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