Oosterbeek

English

Proper noun

Oosterbeek

1. A village in Renkum municipality, Gelderland province, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in osterbac and de ostarbeke in 834. Compound of oost (“east, eastern”) and beek (“brook, stream”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌbeːk/
• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧beek

Proper noun

Oosterbeek n

1. A village and former municipality of Renkum, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Oosterbeker
• Oosterbeeks

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN