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Breukelen.

a village and former municipality of Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbrøː.kə.lə(n)/
  1. a village and former municipality of Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

First attested as bruklede in 1130-1161. Compound of Old Dutch bruok (“marsh, marshland”) and lētha (“excavated or canalised watercourse”).

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