Noorderwaard

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Noorde Weerd in 1839-1859. From noorder- (“northern, north-”) +‎ waard (“land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Noor‧der‧waard

Proper noun

Noorderwaard n

  1. a neighbourhood of Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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