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Broekkant.

a hamlet in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands

9 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbruk.kɑnt/
  1. a hamlet in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands

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  2. a hamlet in Laarbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands

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  3. a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

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  4. a hamlet in Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

* (Cranendonck) First attested as Broekkant in 1838-1857. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and kant (“side, edge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Heikant. * (Laarbeek) First attested as aan den Broekkant in 1793. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and kant (“side, edge”). * (Land van Cuijk) First attested as aan den Broekkant in 1745. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and kant (“side, edge”). The element broek was added to distinguish the settlement from Peelkant and Zandkant. * (Someren) First attested as Broekant [sic] in 1846. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and kant (“side, edge”).

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