Groot-Abeele

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as abeel in 1370. Compound of groot (big, great) and Middle Dutch abeel (silver poplar, Populus alba). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuw-Abeele.

See also Zealandic Groôt-Abeêle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɣroːt aːˈbeː.lə/
  • Hyphenation: Groot-‧Abee‧le
  • Rhymes: -eːlə

Proper noun

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Groot-Abeele n

  1. A hamlet in Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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