Gasteren

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as in villa ghestre and apud ghesteren in 1298-1304. Potentially derived from a compound of geest (“elevated sandy land”) and Old Dutch *wari (“inhabitants”) or heri (“sandy ridge”). Compare Geesteren and Geijsteren. See also Dutch Low Saxon Gaastern. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɣɑs.tə.rə(n)/ Hyphenation: Gas‧te‧ren Rhymes: -ɑstərən === Proper noun === Gasteren n a village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN