Oostermeenthe

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de Oostwijken in 1830-1855. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and a variant of meent (“communal lands”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːs.tərˈmeːn.tə/
• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧meen‧the
• Rhymes: -eːntə

Proper noun

Oostermeenthe n

1. A neighbourhood of Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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