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, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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