Biestraat

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as biestraten in 1297. Derived from a dialectal variant of bij (“bee, Apis sp.”) and straat (“street, road”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.straːt/
  • Hyphenation: Bie‧straat

Proper noun[edit]

Biestraat n

  1. A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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