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Kortgene.

a city and former municipality of Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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name/ˈkɔrtˌɣeː.nə/
  1. a city and former municipality of Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as cortkeen and cortekene in 1247. Compound of kort (“short”) and keen (“gully, creek”). Originally a hydronym. See also Zealandic Kortjeen.

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