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Dutch
Etymology
- (Utrecht) First attested as Mijn Genoegen in 1820. Compound of bos (“forest”) and wijk (“place, settlement”). Named after a former estate.
- (Flevoland) Compound of bos (“forest”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's sub-neighbourhoods are all named after various types of forest.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔsˌʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Bos‧wijk
Proper noun
Boswijk n
- A hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “boswijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN