Westbeemster

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as Westerbeemster in 1639. Compound of west (west-) and the toponym Beemster.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: West‧beem‧ster

Proper noun[edit]

Westbeemster n

  1. A village in Purmerend, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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