"Best" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Dutch]

IPA: /bɛst/ Audio: Nl-best.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: First attested as est in 1307. Etymology unknown. One proposal links the toponym to bast (“bark, rind”) with collectivising suffix -t, but it is impossible to conclusively prove or disprove this hypothetical etymology. Etymology templates: {{unk|nl|title=unknown}} unknown, {{m|nl|bast|t=bark, rind}} bast (“bark, rind”) Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Best n
  1. A town and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. Tags: neuter Categories (place): Municipalities of North Brabant, Netherlands, Municipalities of the Netherlands, Places in North Brabant, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Towns in North Brabant, Netherlands, Towns in the Netherlands Synonyms: Klompengat, Bèèst (english: dialect form) Derived forms: Bestenaar, Bests, Naastenbest, Verrenbest
    Sense id: en-Best-nl-name-NzybsvV0 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [English]

IPA: /bɛst/ Audio: en-us-best.ogg [US] Forms: Bests [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: From German Beste (“a river in Germany”) or from Anglo-Norman beste (“beast”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Beste||a river in Germany}} German Beste (“a river in Germany”), {{der|en|xno|beste||beast}} Anglo-Norman beste (“beast”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Best (plural Bests)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Best-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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