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Abshoven.

a hamlet in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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name/ˈɑpsˌɦoː.və(n)/
  1. a hamlet in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands

    neuter
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First attested as abshoven in 1253-1254. Compound of abt (“abbot, father superior”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farm, farmstead”). The name probably references the abbot of the Monastery of Saint-Vaast at Arras, which owned properties in nearby Munstergeleen. See also Limburgish Abshaove.

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