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Helwijk
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as de Hel in 1747. Compound of nl hel hell and nl wijk village, settlement. Named after the De Hel Fortress. The French troops which occupied it in 1811 translated its name to fr enfer hell, and the name was translated back to Dutch for the settlement that sprung up around it.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɦɛl.ʋɛi̯k/
nl Hel wijk
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Moerdijk p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl Kiekendonk<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl Helwijker
nl Helwijks
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