Hoogezand

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hooge sant in 1613-1618. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and zand (“sand”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Hoogzaand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦoː.ɣəˈzɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge‧zand
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Proper noun

Hoogezand n

  1. a town and former municipality of Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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