Vrieheide

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of a dialectal form of dialectal vrede (“fence, fenced-in area”) and heide (used here in the rare sense "thinned-out forest serving as pasture").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vriˈɦɛi̯.də/
  • Hyphenation: Vrie‧hei‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯də

Proper noun

Vrieheide n

  1. A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands.

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