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Achterbroek.

a hamlet in Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands

11 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɑx.tərˌbruk/
  1. a hamlet in Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands

    neuter
  2. a hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as achterbroek in 1395. Compound of Middle Dutch achter (“back, rear”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). * (Zuid-Holland) First attested as den afterbroec in 1370. Compound of Middle Dutch achter (“back, rear”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

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