Loosduinen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as villa losdun in 1186. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch loos (“drainage channel”) and the plural form of dun (“dune”). Alternatively, the toponym may be related to Leusden, Lesdain and Lesdins.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Loos‧dui‧nen
Proper noun edit
Loosduinen n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.