Oostburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as osborch in 949. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).

See also Zealandic Wòstburg.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoːst.bʏrx/
Hyphenation: Oost‧burg

Proper noun

Oostburg n

A city and former municipality of Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Oostburger
Oostburgs
Oostburgsche Brug

References

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

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