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a town and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/bɛst/
  1. a town and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as est in 1307. Etymology unknown. One proposal links the toponym to bast (“bark, rind”) with collectivising suffix -t, but it is impossible to conclusively prove or disprove this hypothetical etymology.

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