Uitgeest

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hutghest in 1105-1120. Compound of Old Dutch ūt (“out”) and gēst (“elevated sandy land”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /œy̯tˈxeːst/
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  • Hyphenation: Uit‧geest
  • Rhymes: -eːst

Proper noun

Uitgeest n

  1. A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
    Meronyms: Assum, Busch en Dam, Groot Dorregeest, Klein Dorregeest, Limmerkoog

Derived terms
  • Uitgeestenaar
  • Uitgeester
  • Uitgeestermeer

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