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Katwijk aan Zee
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as catwyc op ter zee in 1398. Derived from the toponym Katwijk, nl aan on and nl zee sea. Katwijk is a compound of the difficult to interpret element nl dum kat cat, mud, ridge, lesser, low-quality and dum wyc village, settlement. aan Zee was added to distinguish the settlement from nl Katwijk aan den Rijn.
Pronunciation
nl Kat wijk aan Zee
Proper noun
Katwijk aan Zee n
nl village mun/Katwijk p/South Holland c/Netherlands
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