Veenhuizen
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Etymology[edit]
- (Noord-Holland) First attested as vehuzen in 1289. Compound of Middle Dutch veen (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of huus (“house”).
- (Noordenveld) Attested as Veenhuizen in 1851-1855. Compound of veen (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). The element veen was added to distinguish the settlement from Veldhuizen. See also Dutch Low Saxon Veenhoezen.
- (Coevorden) Attested as De Veenhuizen in 1792. Compound of veen (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Veenhuzen.
- (Groningen) Attested as Veenhuysen in 1634. Compound of veen (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Veenhuzen.
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Proper noun[edit]
Veenhuizen n
- A village and former municipality of Dijk en Waard, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A village in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Stadskanaal, Groningen, Netherlands.
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- nl:Villages in North Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
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- nl:Places in North Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- nl:Villages in Drenthe, Netherlands
- nl:Places in Drenthe, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in Groningen, Netherlands
- nl:Places in Groningen, Netherlands