Nieuwstad

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Dutch

Etymology

  • (Belgium) Compound of nieuw (“new”) and stad (“place”).
  • (Elburg) First attested as Nieuwstad in 1830-1855. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and stad (“place”).
  • (Groningen) First attested as Nieuwstad in 1874. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and stad (“place”).
  • (Overijssel) First attested as De Nieuwstad in 1869. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and stad (“place”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Ni'jstad.
  • (Zutphen) First attested as Nouae Ciuitatis in Zutphania in 1272. Compound of Compound of nieuw (“new”) and stad (“place, city”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nieuwstad n

  1. A hamlet in Bree, Belgium.
  2. A hamlet in Elburg, Gelderland, Netherlands.
  3. A hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.
  4. A hamlet in Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands.
  5. A neighborhood of Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

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