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Dutch
Etymology
- (Utrecht) Derived from nieuw (“new”) and an unclear second element. The second element may be Engeland (“England”), a compound of eng (“narrow, tight”) and land (“land”) or dialectal england (“meadow”).
- (Zuid-Holland) Attested as Nieuw Engelandsche Polder in 1866. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and the toponym Engeland. Potentially named after the country.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Nieuw En‧ge‧land
Proper noun
Nieuw Engeland n
- A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “nieuw engeland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN