Danswijk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (neighbourhood) Compound of dans (“dance”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after various ballet dancers.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑns.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Dans‧wijk
  • Rhymes: -ɑnsʋɛi̯k

Proper noun

Danswijk n

  1. (historical, dated) Gdańsk, a city in Poland
  2. a neighbourhood of Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands

Usage notes

The name Danswijk is not widely recognised anymore as a name for the city in Poland. Use Danzig, Gdansk or Gdańsk instead.

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