Laarstraat

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as in de Laerstrate in 1624. Compound of laar (intensively cultivated forest) and either straat (street) or stroet (marshy place overgrown with brushwood). Compare Geerstraat.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaːr.straːt/
  • Hyphenation: Laar‧straat

Proper noun[edit]

Laarstraat n

  1. A hamlet in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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