Bezuidenhout

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as Besuyderhout in 1615. Compound of bezuiden (to the south of) and hout (rising deciduous forest) (referring to the Haagse Bos forest). The toponym contrasts with Benoordenhout.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Be‧zui‧den‧hout

Proper noun

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Bezuidenhout n

  1. A neighbourhood of The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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