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Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Holland) Attested as Groote Sluys around 1660. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oudesluis.
- (Zeeland) Attested as de Nieuwe sluis in 1840. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a sluice built in 1750.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.əˌslœy̯s/
- Hyphenation: Nieu‧we‧sluis
Proper noun
Nieuwesluis n
- A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “nieuwesluis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN