Biezen

Dutch

Etymology

• (Zeeland) First attested as ten biesen in 1289. Derived from the plural form of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”).
• (Gelderland) Attested as de Biezen in 1822. Derived from the plural form of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.zə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Bie‧zen
• Rhymes: -izən
• Homophone: biezen

Proper noun

Biezen n

1. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands
2. A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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