Overveen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as Overveen in 1575. Compound of over (over, on the other side) (when viewed from Haarlem) and veen (peat bog, marsh).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Over‧veen

Proper noun

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Overveen n

  1. A village in Bloemendaal, North Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Tetterode (historical)

Derived terms

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References

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