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Kortenhoeven.

a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands

12 characters4 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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  1. a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

First attested as cortenhover around 1343. Compound of Middle Dutch cort (“short”) and oever (“bank”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”).

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