Abdissenbosch

First attested as in der ebdissenbusch in 1425. Compound of abdis (“abbess”) and bos (“rising forest”). The area was formerly the property of the abbess of the monastery at Thorn.

• IPA^(key): /ɑpˈdɪ.sə(n)ˌbɔs/
• Hyphenation: Ab‧dis‧sen‧bosch

Abdissenbosch n

1. A neighbourhood of Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “abdissenbosch”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN