Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as sconhouen in 1247. Compound of Middle Dutch scone (clean, free of weeds) and the plural form of hove (piece of land of a certain size).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsxoːnˌɦoː.və(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Schoon‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

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Schoonhoven n

  1. A city and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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References

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