Huizen

See also: huizen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Huizen, from huizen (“houses”).

Proper noun

Huizen

  1. A municipality of the Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as husen in 1381-1382. Derived from the dative plural form of Middle Dutch huus (“house”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Hui‧zen
  • Homophone: huizen

Proper noun

Huizen n

  1. a village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Spietendonk (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Bikbergen, Crailo, Huizerhoogt, Valkeveen

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “huizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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