Muggenbroek

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as Moggenbruke in 1224. Compound of mug (“mosquito, Culex pipiens”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). Named after a farmhouse.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʏ.ɣə(n)ˌbruk/
  • Hyphenation: Mug‧gen‧broek

Proper noun[edit]

Muggenbroek n

  1. A neighbourhood of Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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