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Nieuwveen
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Dutch
Etymology
(village) First attested as nuenvene in 1316. Compound of nl dum niuw new, freshly cultivated and dum veen peat bog, marsh.
(former municipality) Compound of nl nieuw new and nl veen peat bog, marsh. Named after a former fiefdom.
Pronunciation
nl Nieuw veen
Proper noun
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nl village/and/former municipality mun/Nieuwkoop p/South Holland c/Netherlands
nl former municipality p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Nieuwvener
nl Nieuwveens
References
nieuwveen