Oostenrijk

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈoːs.tə(n)ˌrɛi̯k/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ten‧rijk
  • Rhymes: -oːstənrɛi̯k

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch Oostenrike, etymologically decomposable as oosten +‎ rijk.

Proper noun

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Oostenrijk n (adjective Oostenrijks, demonym Oostenrijker m or Oostenrijkse f)

  1. Austria (a country in Central Europe)
Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: Oostenryk
References
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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Etymology 2

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First attested as toesterich in 1413. Derived from a contracted compound of ooster (eastern) and wijk (village, settlement). Compare Meterik, Middelijk, Noordijk, Schadijk, Westrik, De Zoeke, Zoeke and Zuuk.

Proper noun

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Oostenrijk n

  1. A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
Derived terms
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