Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as KRABBENHOEK in 1845. Compound of either the plural form of krab (crab) or Krabben (a surname) and hoek (corner).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɑ.bə(n)ˌɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Krab‧ben‧hoek

Proper noun

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Krabbenhoek n

  1. A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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