Hooge-Vaart

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Hoege Vaert in 1523. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and vaart (“canal, excavated watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈvaːrt/
• Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge-‧Vaart
• Rhymes: -aːrt

Proper noun

Hooge-Vaart n

1. A hamlet in Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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