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Blauwewijk
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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Blauwe-Wijk in 1936. Compound of nl blauw blue and nl wijk settlement, neighbourhood. Named for the colour of the roof tiles of the settlement's first houses. The element nl blauw was added to distinguish the settlement from nl Roodewijk.
See also zea Blaeuwewiek.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈblɑu̯.əˌʋɛi̯k/
nl Blau we wijk
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Goes p/Zeeland c/Netherlands
References
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