Westerse Bos

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as 't Westeinde in 1851-1855. Derived from westers (“western, west-”) and bos (“forest”), so named to distinguish the settlement from Oosterse Bos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛs.tər.sə ˈbɔs/
• Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧se Bos
• Rhymes: -ɔs

Proper noun

Westerse Bos n

1. A hamlet in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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