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Etymology

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First attested as cortkeen and cortekene in 1247. Compound of kort (short) and keen (gully, creek). Originally a hydronym.

See also Zealandic Kortjeen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrtˌɣeː.nə/
  • Hyphenation: Kort‧ge‧ne

Proper noun

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Kortgene n

  1. A city and former municipality of Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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References

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