Bruisterbosch

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as terra nova de sarto in 1157. Compound of the toponym Breust and bos (“rising forest”).

See also Limburgish Bruusjterbusj.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌbrœy̯s.tərˈbɔs/
  • Hyphenation: Bruis‧ter‧bosch
  • Rhymes: -ɔs

Proper noun[edit]

Bruisterbosch n

  1. A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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