Biestraat

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as biestraten in 1297. Derived from a dialectal variant of bij (“bee, Apis sp.”) and straat (“street, road”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.straːt/
• Hyphenation: Bie‧straat

Proper noun

Biestraat n

1. A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN