Langenboom

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Langebom (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as Langenboom in 1794. Compound of lang (“long”) and boom (“barrier”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.ŋə(n)ˌboːm/
• Hyphenation: Lan‧gen‧boom

Proper noun

Langenboom n

1. A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Verkuskopperiek (Carnival nickname)

References

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