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Etymology

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First attested as tubberg in 1312. Compound of te (at), Middle Dutch up (on) and the plural form of berg (hill, elevated place). Compare Taarlo, Tinallinge and Tolbert.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʏ.bɛr.ɣə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Tub‧ber‧gen

Proper noun

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Tubbergen n

  1. A village and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Albergen, Fleringen, Geesteren, Haarle, Harbrinkhoek, Hezingen, Klössehoek, Langeveen, Mander, Manderveen, Mariaparochie, Reutum, Vasse, West-Geesteren

Derived terms

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References

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