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Oostrum.

a village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈoːs.trʏm/
  1. a village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

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  2. a village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

* (Friesland) First attested as aesterma zyl in 1449. Borrowed from West Frisian Eastrum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian āst (“east-, eastern”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). * (Limburg) First attested as oesterham in 1257. Derived from a compound of ooster- (“eastern”) and ham (“alluvial land deposited in the bend of a watercourse”).

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