Drouwenerveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Gasselter en Drouwer Veenen in 1781. Compound of the toponym Drouwen and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdrɑu̯.ə.nərˈveːn/
• Hyphenation: Drou‧we‧ner‧veen
• Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Drouwenerveen n

1. A village in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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