Bosselaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Bosselaar (De) in 1899. Compound of bos (“rising forest”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.səˌlaːr/
• Hyphenation: Bos‧se‧laar

Proper noun

Bosselaar n

1. A neighbourhood of Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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