Oosterboer

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as oesterboer in 1428. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and dialectal boer (“hamlet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌbuːr/
• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧boer

Proper noun

Oosterboer n

1. A neighbourhood of Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oosterboer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN