Middelveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Middelveen in 1913. Compound of middel (“mid-, middle”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Middelvène.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌmɪ.dəlˈveːn/
  • Hyphenation: Mid‧del‧veen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Middelveen n

  1. A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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