Kamperveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in veno prope campen and camperavene in 1236. Compound of the toponym Kampen and Middle Dutch veen (“peat bog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɑm.pərˈveːn/
• Hyphenation: Kam‧per‧veen
• Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Kamperveen n

1. A village and former municipality of Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Kampervener
• Kamperveens

References

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