Goeree-Overflakkee

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Goeree-Overflakkee.

Proper noun

Goeree-Overflakkee

  1. An island and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from Goeree, being a contraction of the toponym Goedereede, and the toponym Overflakkee. The name of the municipality refers to the two islands which were fused to form the current island.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Goe‧ree-‧Over‧flak‧kee

Proper noun

Goeree-Overflakkee n

  1. an island and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Goereê-Overflakkeê (Zealandic, unofficial)
    Meronyms: Achthuizen, Battenoord, Den Bommel, Dirksland, Goedereede, Havenhoofd, Herkingen, Kranendijk, Langstraat, Melissant, Middelharnis, Nieuwe-Tonge, Ooltgensplaat, Oostdijk, Ouddorp, Oude-Tonge, Sommelsdijk, Stad aan 't Haringvliet, Stellendam, Stoof, Zuidzijde

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