Waterwijk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Almere) Compound of water (“water”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). So named to contrast the neighbourhood with Stedenwijk.
  • (Lelystad) Compound of water (“water”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). All the neighbourhood's sub-neighbourhoods are named after various bodies of water.
  • (Noord-Holland) Compound of water (“water”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's street names all end in water.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.tər.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Wa‧ter‧wijk

Proper noun

Waterwijk n

  1. a neighbourhood of Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands
  3. a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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