Maasbree

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as brede in 1240. Derived from a compound of the hydronym Maas and Proto-Germanic *brida- (“plank, board”) suffixed with *ja-. The element Maas was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Bree.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːsˈbreː/

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• Hyphenation: Maas‧bree
• Rhymes: -eː

Proper noun

Maasbree n

1. A village and former municipality of Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Maasbreeënaar
• Maasbrees

References

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