Stokhorst

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Stokhorst in 1867. Compound of stok (“branch, tree trunk”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstɔk.ɦɔrst/
  • Hyphenation: Stok‧horst

Proper noun

Stokhorst n

  1. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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