Westerburen

Dutch

Etymology

Calque of West Frisian Westerbuorren, a compound of wester (“western, west-”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈbyː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧bu‧ren
  • Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Westerburen n

  1. a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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