Hooge-Vaart

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as Hoege Vaert in 1523. Compound of hoog (high, upper) and vaart (canal, excavated watercourse).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈvaːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge-‧Vaart
  • Rhymes: -aːrt

Proper noun[edit]

Hooge-Vaart n

  1. A hamlet in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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