Rijksdorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as kijtsdorp [read: rijcsdorp] around 1300. Compound of Middle Dutch Rijk (a personal name) or Rik and dorp (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Formerly an independent hamlet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛi̯ks.dɔrp/
  • Hyphenation: Rijks‧dorp

Proper noun

Rijksdorp n

  1. a neighbourhood of Wassenaar, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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