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Nieuwendijk
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Dutch
Etymology
(Noord-Brabant) Compound of nl nieuw new and nl dijk levee. So named to distinguish the settlement from nl Oudendijk.
(Zuid-Holland) First attested as nyewendijck in 1468. Compound of nl nieuw new and nl dijk levee. So named to distinguish the settlement from nl Oudendijk.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈniu̯.ə(n)ˌdɛi̯k/
nl Nieuw en dijk
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Altena p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Hoeksche Waard p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Nieuwendijker
nl Nieuwendijks
References
nieuwendijk