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Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Holland) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
- (Sliedrecht) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The toponym contrasts with Oostwijk.
- (Vlaardingen) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The toponym contrasts with Oostwijk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛst.ʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: West‧wijk
Proper noun
Westwijk n
- A neighbourhood of Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Sliedrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Vlaardingen, South Holland, Netherlands