Loosduinen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as villa losdun in 1186. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch loos (“drainage channel”) and the plural form of dun (“dune”). Alternatively, the toponym may be related to Leusden, Lesdain and Lesdins.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Loos‧dui‧nen

Proper noun

Loosduinen n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Loosduiner
  • Loosduins

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