Nieuwdorp

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Zeeland) Attested as Het Nieuwe Dorp around 1750. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). See also Zealandic 't Nieuwedurp.
  • (Limburg) Compound of nieuw (“new”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). See also Limburgish Nuujdörp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.dɔrp/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuw‧dorp

Proper noun

Nieuwdorp n

  1. a village in Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Stein, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Nieuwdorper
  • Nieuwdorps

References

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