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Sluipwijk
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as slupewiic in 1280-1287. Compound of an unclear first element and nl dum wyc farmstead, village, settlement or dum wyc inlet, side channel. The first element may be related to nl sluipen sneak, slink referring here to the hidden location of the settlement.
Pronunciation
nl Sluip wijk
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Bodegraven-Reeuwijk p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Sluipwijker
nl Sluipwijks
References
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