Calveen

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as calenveen in 1402. Compound of Middle Dutch cale (“barren, bare”) and vene (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Cal‧veen

Proper noun[edit]

Calveen n

  1. A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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