Nieuwstadt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Novo Opido in 1242. Calque of Latin novum (“new”) and oppidum (“fortified city”).

See also Limburgish De Nuujsjtad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.stɑt/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuw‧stadt
  • Homophone: Nieuwstad

Proper noun

Nieuwstadt n

  1. a town and former municipality of Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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