Den Oosterhuis

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Oosterhuyse in 1634. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and huis (“house”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Den Westerhuis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɛn ˈoːs.tərˌɦœy̯s/
  • Hyphenation: Den Oos‧ter‧huis

Proper noun

Den Oosterhuis n

  1. A hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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