Boskoop

Boskoop

1. A village and former municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

• Belle de Boskoop

• Boskoop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

First attested as buckescop in 1222. Compound of Middle Dutch Bucke (a personal name) or Bocke and cope (“land purchase, concession”).

Compare Benschop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hei- en Boeicop, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overboeicop, Overheicop, Papekop, Reijerscop, Teckop, Vriezekoop, Willeskop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.

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• Hyphenation: Bos‧koop

Boskoop n

1. a village and former municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Kwakveen (Carnival nickname)

• Boskoper
• Boskoops
• Laag Boskoop

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “boskoop”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

• Boskop

Short form of the marketing name “Schöner aus Boskoop”, after the Dutch town Boskoop where it was first cultivated.

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• Hyphenation: Bos‧koop

Boskoop m (strong, genitive Boskoops, plural Boskoop)

1. Belle de Boskoop (apple cultivar)

   Synonyms: Goldrenette, (obsolete) Renette von Montfort

   Hypernym: Renette

Duden recommends the spelling Boskop but Boskoop is still widely used.

• “Boskoop” in Duden online
• Schöner aus Boskoop on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Belle de Boskoop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia