Oost-Souburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sutburch in 1162. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and a compound of zuid (“south, southern”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). The element oost was added to distinguish the settlement from West-Souburg.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌoːst ˈsu.bʏrx/
Hyphenation: Oost-‧Sou‧burg

Proper noun

Oost-Souburg n

A village and former municipality of Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Oost-Souburger
Oost-Souburgs
Oost- en West-Souburg

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oost-souburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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