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Hazerswoude-Rijndijk
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as hadewartswoude and hadewertswoude in 1280-1287. Compound of nl dum Hadewart a personal name and dum wout marsh forest, swamp forest. The compound element Rijndijk (derived from the hydronym nl Rijn and nl dijk levee) was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from nl Hazerswoude-Dorp.
Pronunciation
nl Ha zers wou de- Rijn dijk
Proper noun
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nl village mun/Alphen aan den Rijn p/South Holland c/Netherlands
References
hazerswoude-rijndijk