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Steenbergen.

a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands

11 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈsteːnˌbɛr.ɣə(n)//ˌsteːnˈbɛr.ɣə(n)/
  1. a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands

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  2. a village in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

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  3. a hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands

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  4. a neighbourhood of Laren, North Holland, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as steinberghe and stenberghe in 1267. Compound of steen (“stone”) and the dative plural form of berg (“hill, elevated place”). The element steen may have been added to distinguish the city from nearby Bergen op Zoom. * (Noordenveld) First attested as van Steenberghen in 1531. Derived from a compound of steen (“stone”) and the dative singular form of berg (“hill, elevated place”). Named after a nearby dolmen. See also Dutch Low Saxon Steeinbargen. * (De Wolden) First attested as steenberghes in 1431. Derived from a compound of steen (“stone”) and the dative singular form of berg (“hill, elevated place”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Stienbargen. * (Noord-Holland) First attested as Steenberge in 1839-1859. Derived from a compound of steen (“stone”) and the dative singular form of berg (“hill, elevated place”).

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