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Dun.

a hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/dʏn/
  1. a hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Potentially attested as dun in 1233, attested with certainty as de dunne in 1452. Etymology unknown. Not derived from duin (“dune”).

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