Breedeveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Breedeveen in 1899. Compound of breed (“broad”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bree‧de‧veen

Proper noun

Breedeveen n

1. A hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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