Oostbroek
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- (Limburg) First attested as Overbrock in 1803-1820. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element oost was added to distinguish the settlement from Westbroek. See also Limburgish 't Klei-Brook.
- (Zuid-Holland) First attested as Oostbroek in 1874. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). Named after a former farmhouse.
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Oostbroek n
- A hamlet in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.