Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of a dialectal form of dialectal vrede (fence, fenced-in area) and heide (used here in the rare sense "thinned-out forest serving as pasture").

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /vriˈɦɛi̯.də/
  • Hyphenation: Vrie‧hei‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯də

Proper noun edit

Vrieheide n

  1. A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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