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Limbeek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as limbeke in 1273. Compound of Middle Dutch lijm (“loam, mud, sludge”) and beek (“brook, stream”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪm.beːk/
  • Hyphenation: Lim‧beek

Proper noun edit

Limbeek n

  1. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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