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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as kijtsdorp around 1300. Compound of Middle Dutch Rijk (a personal name) or Rik and dorp (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Formerly an independent hamlet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛi̯ks.dɔrp/
- Hyphenation: Rijks‧dorp
Proper noun
Rijksdorp n
- A neighbourhood of Wassenaar, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “rijksdorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN