Hoornderveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Hoorns Veenen in 1781. Compound of the toponym Hoorn and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦoːrn.dərˈveːn/
• Hyphenation: Hoorn‧der‧veen
• Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Hoornderveen n

1. A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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