Oosterbeek

English

Proper noun

Oosterbeek

  1. A village in Renkum municipality, Gelderland province, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in osterbac and de ostarbeke in 834. Compound of oost (“east, eastern”) and beek (“brook, stream”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌbeːk/
  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧beek

Proper noun

Oosterbeek n

  1. A village and former municipality of Renkum, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Oosterbeker
  • Oosterbeeks

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