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Oudesluis
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Dutch
Etymology
(Noord-Holland) Attested as Duycker Sluys around 1660. Compound of nl oud old and nl sluis lock, sluice. The element nl oud was added to distinguish the settlement from nl Nieuwesluis.
(Zuid-Holland) Compound of nl oud old and nl sluis lock, sluice.
Pronunciation
nl Ou de sluis
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Schagen p/North Holland c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Hoeksche Waard p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Oudesluizer
References
oudesluis