Bovenstad

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Bo‧ven‧stad

Proper noun

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Bovenstad n

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

References

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