"Westerbork" meaning in Dutch

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌʋɛs.tərˈbɔrk/, /ˈʋɛs.tərˌbɔrk/
Rhymes: -ɔrk, -ɛstərbɔrk Etymology: First attested as burch in 1206. Compound of wester- (“western, west-”) and either Middle Dutch borg (“castle”) or borg (“type of tree, perhaps a birch”). Compare Borculo, Borgele, Borkel en Schaft, Bulkenaar and Schipborg. See also Dutch Low Saxon Börk. Etymology templates: {{af|nl|wester-|t1=western, west-}} wester- (“western, west-”), {{inh|nl|dum|borg|t=castle}} Middle Dutch borg (“castle”), {{cog|nds-nl|Börk}} Dutch Low Saxon Börk Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Westerbork n
  1. a village and former municipality of Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands; during World War II a transit concentration camp was located nearby, now the site of a World War II memorial and a radio telescope array Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Drenthe, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in Drenthe, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands Derived forms: Westerborker, Wetserborks
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