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Bourtange

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Etymology

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First attested as Op die Bertaing in 1573. Compound of dialectal boer (communal land owned by farmers) and dialectal tange (sandy ridge in a raised bog).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Boertaang, Boertaange.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /buːrˈtɑ.ŋə/
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  • Hyphenation: Bour‧tan‧ge
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋə

Proper noun

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Bourtange n

  1. A village and former municipality of Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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