Spijkdorp

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as spike in 1436. Compound of Middle Dutch spike (“headland, spit”) and dorp (“village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛi̯k.dɔrp/
  • Hyphenation: Spijk‧dorp

Proper noun

Spijkdorp n

  1. A hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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