Hoogstraat

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Limburg) Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and straat (“street”). See also Limburgish Hoeëgstraot.
  • (Eersel) First attested as ten straete in the 14th century. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and straat (“street”).
  • (Son en Breugel) First attested as de strate in 1311. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and straat (“street”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoːx.straːt/
  • Hyphenation: Hoog‧straat

Proper noun

Hoogstraat n

  1. A hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  3. A neighbourhood of Son en Breugel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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