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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Hillesluisdijk in 1845. Compound of the name of the polder Hille (derived from hil (“hill, elevated place”)) and sluis (“sluice, lock”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Hil‧le‧sluis
Proper noun
Hillesluis n
- A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hillesluis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN