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Grootegast.

a village and former municipality of Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

10 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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name/ˈɣroː.təˌɣɑst/
  1. a village and former municipality of Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

First attested as up de grote gast in 1502. Compound of groot (“big, great”) and Old Frisian gast (“elevated sandy land”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Lutjegast.

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