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Hulst.

a city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ɦʏlst/
  1. a city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands

    neuter
  2. a neighbourhood of Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

* (Zeeland) First attested as hulst in 1108. Derived from Old Dutch huls (“holly, Ilex aquifolium”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t. * (Noord-Brabant) First attested as ten hulse in 1309. Derived from Middle Dutch huls (“holly, Ilex aquifolium”).

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