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Scherpenisse.

a village and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands

12 characters4 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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name/ˌsxɛr.pəˈnɪ.sə/
  1. a village and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as scarpenes in 1204. Compound of either Middle Dutch scharp (“sharp, pointed”) or Scarpe (a personal name) and nesse (“headland, spit”). See also Zealandic Schaerpenisse.

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