Overveen

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as Overveen in 1575. Compound of over (“over, on the other side”) (when viewed from Haarlem) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Over‧veen

Proper noun[edit]

Overveen n

  1. A village in Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Tetterode (historical)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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