Hoogeveen

== English == === Proper noun === Hoogeveen A village in Drenthe, Netherlands. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands. == Dutch == === Etymology === (Drenthe) Attested as Nie Echten in 1634. Univerbation of hoog +‎ veen. The settlement was initially called Nieuw Echten ("New Echten"). See also Dutch Low Saxon 't Ogeveine, 't Oveine, 't Hogeveine. (Zuid-Holland) Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Formerly an independent hamlet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɦoː.ɣəˈveːn/, /ˈɦoː.ɣəˌveːn/ Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge‧veen Rhymes: -eːn Homophone: Hogeveen === Proper noun === Hoogeveen n Hoogeveen (a town and municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands) Meronyms: Elim, Fluitenberg, Hollandscheveld, Nieuweroord, Nieuwlande, Nieuw Moscou, Nijstad, Noordscheschut, Pesse, Stuifzand, Tiendeveen a former hamlet and former municipality of South Holland, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Hoogevener Hoogeveens === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Hoogeveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN