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Voorhout.

a village and former municipality of Teylingen, South Holland, Netherlands

8 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

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  1. a village and former municipality of Teylingen, South Holland, Netherlands

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  2. a neighbourhood of The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

* (Teylingen) First attested as vuroholz, vuoreholt and voreholt in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch fora (“forward, front-”) and holt (“rising deciduous forest”). * (Den Haag) Attested as t'Voorhout in 1609. Compound of voor (“in front of”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”) (referring here to the Haagse Bos forest).

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