Bilthoven
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as Station in 1867. Compound of the toponym De Bilt and the plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). The settlement's name was chosen by municipal vote in 1917 in order to avoid confusion with De Bilt.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: Bilt‧ho‧ven
Proper noun
[edit]Bilthoven n
- A village in De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands.