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Haaksbergen.

a village and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands

11 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɦaːksˌbɛr.ɣə(n)/
  1. a village and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as hockesberghe in 1188. Compound of Old Dutch Hock (a personal name) or Hako (a personal name) and the dative singular form of berg (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Haakswold.

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