Nieuwveen

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Dutch

Etymology

  • (village) First attested as nuenvene in 1316. Compound of Middle Dutch niuw (“new, freshly cultivated”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).
  • (former municipality) Compound of nieuw (“new”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Named after a former fiefdom.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Nieuw‧veen

Proper noun

Nieuwveen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Nieuwkoop, South Holland, Netherlands
  2. A former municipality of South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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