Hoogemeeden
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and the plural form of a variant of made (“pasture”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lagemeeden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣəˌmeː.də(n)/
- Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge‧mee‧den
Proper noun
Hoogemeeden n
- A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN