"Drost" meaning in Dutch

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Proper name

IPA: /drɔst/
Rhymes: -ɔst Etymology: From drost. The island is indirectly named after poet and playwright Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581 - 1647), who occupied the position of drost of nearby Muiden. See also Hooft and Warenar. Head templates: {{head|nl|proper noun}} Drost
  1. an island of North Holland, Netherlands Categories (place): Places in North Holland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Drost-nl-name-qAQWUyAS Categories (other): Islands, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 32 3 28 30 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 3 30 32 3 3 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 94 6
  2. a surname
    Sense id: en-Drost-nl-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Dutch surnames
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  "etymology_text": "From drost.\nThe island is indirectly named after poet and playwright Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581 - 1647), who occupied the position of drost of nearby Muiden. See also Hooft and Warenar.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Drost",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Drost"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Islands",
          "orig": "nl:Islands",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Places in North Holland, Netherlands",
          "orig": "nl:Places in North Holland, Netherlands",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Places in the Netherlands",
          "orig": "nl:Places in the Netherlands",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 3 28 30 3 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 3 30 32 3 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an island of North Holland, Netherlands"
      ],
      "id": "en-Drost-nl-name-qAQWUyAS",
      "links": [
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ],
        [
          "North Holland",
          "North Holland#English"
        ],
        [
          "Netherlands",
          "Netherlands#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname"
      ],
      "id": "en-Drost-nl-name-v2O7m9sM",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/drɔst/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔst"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "drost"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft"
  ],
  "word": "Drost"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch proper nouns",
    "Dutch terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɔst"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From drost.\nThe island is indirectly named after poet and playwright Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581 - 1647), who occupied the position of drost of nearby Muiden. See also Hooft and Warenar.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Drost",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Drost"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "nl:Islands",
        "nl:Places in North Holland, Netherlands",
        "nl:Places in the Netherlands"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an island of North Holland, Netherlands"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "island"
        ],
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          "North Holland",
          "North Holland#English"
        ],
        [
          "Netherlands",
          "Netherlands#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/drɔst/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔst"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "drost"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft"
  ],
  "word": "Drost"
}

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