Oegstgeest

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as osgeregest in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch Osger (“a personal name”) and gest (“elevated sandy land”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Hyphenation: Oegst‧geest

Proper noun[edit]

Oegstgeest n

  1. A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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