Hillesluis

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Hillesluisdijk in 1845. Compound of the name of the polder Hille (derived from hil (“hill, elevated place”)) and sluis (“sluice, lock”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Hil‧le‧sluis

Proper noun

Hillesluis n

  1. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Hillesluizenaar

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