Hoogemeeden

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and the plural form of a variant of made (“pasture”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lagemeeden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣəˌmeː.də(n)/
• Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge‧mee‧den

Proper noun

Hoogemeeden n

1. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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