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Noordwijk aan Zee
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English
thumb|Noordwijk Promenade 2007
Proper noun
Noordwijk aan Zee
en coastal village mun:suf/Noordwijk p/South Holland c/Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as nordcha in 889. Derived from a compound of nl odt north north and odt go area, inhabited area. The second element was gradually reinterpreted to nl dum wyc village, settlement. The element nl aan on nl zee sea was added later to distinguish the settlement from nl Noordwijk-Binnen.
Pronunciation
nl Noord wijk aan Zee
Proper noun
Noordwijk aan Zee n
nl village mun/Noordwijk p/South Holland c/Netherlands
References
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