Bovenstad

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

  • (Krimpenerwaard) Attested as Bovenstad in 1936. Compound of boven (“upper, upstream”) and stad (“place”).
  • (Gorinchem) Derived from bovenstad (“upper city”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Bo‧ven‧stad

Proper noun[edit]

Bovenstad n

  1. A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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