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Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Brabant) Attested as St. Anthonis Molen in 1838-1857. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a windmill constructed in 1817. So named to distinguish the settlement from Oude Molen.
- (Zeeland) Attested as Nieuwe molen in 1899. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a former windmill demolished in 1922. So named to distinguish the settlement from Oude Molen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌniu̯.ə ˈmoː.lə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Nieuwe Mo‧len
- Rhymes: -oːlən
Proper noun
Nieuwe Molen n
- A hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “nieuwe molen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN