Strepen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in de Streepen in 1804. Derived from the plural form of a dialectal variant of strijp (“strip of land, elongated plot of land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstreː.pə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Stre‧pen
  • Rhymes: -eːpən
  • Homophone: strepen

Proper noun

Strepen n

  1. a hamlet in Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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