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Etymology

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First attested as soutenvene and zoutenvene in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch sout (salt) and veen (peat bog, marsh). The toponym probably refers to a marsh occasionally flooded by the sea.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Zou‧te‧veen

Proper noun

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Zouteveen n

  1. A hamlet and former municipality of Midden-Delfland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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