Nieuwendijk

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Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Brabant) Compound of nieuw (“new”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oudendijk.
  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as nyewendijck in 1468. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oudendijk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.ə(n)ˌdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuw‧en‧dijk

Proper noun

Nieuwendijk n

  1. A village in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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