Strabeek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as stroebach in 1458. Potentially a compound of stro (“straw”) and beek (“brook, stream”).

See also Limburgish Sjtraobaek.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstraː.beːk/
  • Hyphenation: Stra‧beek

Proper noun

Strabeek n

  1. A hamlet in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands.

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