Hoogstraat

Dutch

Etymology

• (Limburg) Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and straat (“street”). See also Limburgish Hoeëgstraot.
• (Eersel) First attested as ten straete in the 14th century. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and straat (“street”).
• (Son en Breugel) First attested as de strate in 1311. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and straat (“street”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦoːx.straːt/
• Hyphenation: Hoog‧straat

Proper noun

Hoogstraat n

1. A hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Eersel, North Brabant, Netherlands
3. A neighbourhood of Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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