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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Kreek in 1851. Compound of the toponym Kreek (derived from kreek (“creek, gully”)) and the plural form of huis (“house”). Kreek was an independent hamlet before being absorbed by Rotterdam.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Kreek‧hui‧zen
Proper noun
Kreekhuizen n
- A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kreekhuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN