Beemster

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bamestra around the end of the 11th century. Originally a hydronym of likely prehistoric origin. Potentially derived from Proto-Indo-European *bham (“shining”). The Beemster was drained in 1612 and subsequently empoldered.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Beem‧ster

Proper noun

Beemster n

1. A former municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Middenbeemster
• Noordbeemster
• Westbeemster
• Zuidoostbeemster