Westbeemster

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Westerbeemster in 1639. Compound of west (“west-”) and the toponym Beemster.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: West‧beem‧ster

Proper noun

Westbeemster n

  1. A village in Purmerend, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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