Gasthuiswijk

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Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Gasthuyspolder in 1615. Compound of gasthuis (hospital) and wijk (neighbourhood, quarter). Named after the Gasthuispolder, which was named in turn for its owner, the Catharinagasthuis of Leiden.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Gast‧huis‧wijk

Proper noun

Gasthuiswijk n

  1. A neighbourhood of Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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