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Plaatsluis.

a hamlet in Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands

10 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈplaːt.slœy̯s/
  1. a hamlet in Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as De Platluis in 1838-1857. Derived from platluis (“head louse, pauper”), here referring to the poverty of the settlement's inhabitants. The toponym was gradually reinterpreted to a compound of plaat (“sand bar visible at low tide”) and sluis (“lock”).

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