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Dutch
Etymology
First attested with certainty as stenwic in 1206. Compound of Old Dutch steen (“stone”) and wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Stienwiek, Steenwiek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsteːn.ʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Steen‧wijk
Proper noun
Steenwijk n
- A city and former municipality of Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Moatenoord (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “steenwijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN