Molenwijk

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Noord-Brabant) Attested as in het Molenwijk in 1818. Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
  • (Amsterdam) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
  • (Dijk en Waard) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
  • (Haarlem) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
  • (Zuid-Holland) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoː.lə(n)ˌʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Mo‧len‧wijk

Proper noun

Molenwijk n

  1. A hamlet in Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
  3. A neighbourhood of Dijk en Waard, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
  4. A neighbourhood of Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
  5. A neighbourhoods of Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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