Nieuwpoort

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Dutch

Etymology

  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as nove ville and nova villa in 1283. Compound of Middle Dutch niuw (“new”) and poort (“city, harbour”).
  • (Utrecht) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.poːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuw‧poort

Proper noun

Nieuwpoort n

  1. A city and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands
  2. A neighbourhood of IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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