Oisterwijk

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Oisterwijk.

Proper noun

Oisterwijk

  1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Potentially attested as hosteruuic before 1167, attested with certainty as oesterwijc in 1214. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Westerwijk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌʋɛik/
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  • Hyphenation: Ois‧ter‧wijk
  • Homophone: Oosterwijk

Proper noun

Oisterwijk n

  1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Döllekesgat (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Belvert, Broekzijde, De Logt, Gever, Haaren, Heesakker, Heikant, Heiligeboom, Heukelom, Heuvelstraat, Hild, Kerkeind, Laag-Heukelom, Moergestel, Noenes, Oisterwijkse Hoeven, Raam, Stokske, Vinkenberg, Zelt

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References

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