Voorkoop

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as de Voorkoop in 1830-1855. Perhaps derived from voorkoop (“preemption”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːr.koːp/
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  • Hyphenation: Voor‧koop
  • Homophone: voorkoop

Proper noun

Voorkoop n

  1. A neighborhood of Culemborg, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “voorkoop”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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