Heistraat

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as in die Heystraat in 1504. Compound of heide (“heath, heathland”) and straat (“street, way”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Laagstraat.
  • (Limburg) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.straːt/
  • Hyphenation: Hei‧straat

Proper noun[edit]

Heistraat n

  1. A hamlet in Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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