Bijsterhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Bijsterhuizen in 1822. Compound of bijster (“in an unfortunate state, impoverished”) and huizen (“houses, settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛi̯.stərˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Bijs‧ter‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Bijsterhuizen n

  1. A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bijsterhuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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