Hoogeveen

English

Proper noun

Hoogeveen

1. A village in Drenthe, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

• (Drenthe) Attested as Nie Echten in 1634. Univerbation of hoog +‎ veen. The settlement was initially called Nieuw Echten ("New Echten"). See also Dutch Low Saxon 't Ogeveine, 't Oveine, 't Hogeveine.
• (Zuid-Holland) Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Formerly an independent hamlet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦoː.ɣəˈveːn/, /ˈɦoː.ɣəˌveːn/
• Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge‧veen
• Rhymes: -eːn
• Homophone: Hogeveen

Proper noun

Hoogeveen n

1. Hoogeveen (a town and municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands)

   Meronyms: Elim, Fluitenberg, Hollandscheveld, Nieuweroord, Nieuwlande, Nieuw Moscou, Nijstad, Noordscheschut, Pesse, Stuifzand, Tiendeveen

2. A former hamlet and former municipality of South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Hoogevener
• Hoogeveens

References

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