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Besselaar.

a hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbɛ.səˌlaːr/
  1. a hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

First attested as bersselare in 1482. Derived from either a Germanic term cognate to or directly from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). Compare Bears, Beers, Beersdonk, Beerze, Middelbeers, Oostelbeers and Westelbeers.

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