Breukeleveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bruchledervene in 1243. Compound of the toponym Breukelen and Middle Dutch veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Breu‧ke‧le‧veen

Proper noun

Breukeleveen n

  1. a hamlet and former municipality of Wijdemeren, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Breukelevener
  • Breukeleveens

References

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