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Basse.

a hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbɑ.sə/
  1. a hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

First attested as bassinghe around 1425. Etymology unknown. The oldest attestation of the toponym is a derivation from Old Dutch Basse (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-, but the loss of the collectivising suffix in later attestations is strange.

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