Baarle-Nassau

== English == === Proper noun === Baarle-Nassau A town and municipality in North Brabant province, Netherlands, adjacent to Baarle-Hertog, Belgium. ==== Usage notes ==== Baarle-Nassau is unusual in having 22 exclaves of Baarle-Hertog within it, of varying sizes: see Wikipedia for details. == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Baol (dialect form) === Etymology === Potentially attested as barle in 1237, attested with certainty as barle in 1260. Compound of a toponym derived from Middle Dutch baer (“barren, infertile”) and lo (“light forest”) suffixed with Nassau. The element Nassau was added to distinguish the settlement from Baarle-Hertog. Compare Baal, Baarlo, Bahr, Barlo and Hoog-Baarlo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaːr.lə ˈnɑ.sɑu̯/ Hyphenation: Baar‧le-‧Nas‧sau === Proper noun === Baarle-Nassau n a village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands Synonym: Smokkelgat (Carnival nickname) Meronyms: Boschhoven, Castelré, Driehuizen, Eikelenbosch, Gorpeind, Groot-Bedaf, Heesboom, Heikant, Het Goordonk, Hoogeind, Huisvennen, Keizershoek, Klein-Bedaf, Liefkenshoek, Loveren, Maaijkant, Nieuwe Strumpt, Nijhoven, Oude Strumpt, Reth, Reuth, Schaluinen, Tommel, Veldbraak, Voske, Ulicoten ==== Derived terms ==== Baarlenaar Baarles === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN