Molenwijk

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Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (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

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

Proper noun

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Molenwijk n

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

References

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