Houten

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as haltna in 918-948. Etymology unknown. Not derived from hout (“rising deciduous forest”) or Latin altus (“high”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Hyphenation: Hou‧ten

Proper noun[edit]

Houten n

  1. A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
    Meronyms: De Heul, Heemstede, Honswijk, Leebrug, Oud-Wulven, Schalkwijk, 't Goy, Tull en 't Waal, Wayen

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “houten”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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