Grootebroek
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as groote broec in 1288. Compound of Middle Dutch groot (“great, big”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Lutjebroek.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Groo‧te‧broek
Proper noun[edit]
Grootebroek n
- A village and former municipality of Stede Broec, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.