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Nieuw-Beijerland
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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Nieuw Beierland in 1773. Compound of nl nieuw new and a compound of nl Beieren Bavaria and nl land land. The village is located in a polder named after Sabina, Duchess of Bavaria, the wife of the polder's sponsor. The element nl nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from nl Oud-Beijerland and nl Zuid-Beijerland.
Pronunciation
nl Nieuw- Beij er land
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Hoeksche Waard p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Nieuw-Beijerlander
nl Nieuw-Beijerlands
References
nieuw-beijerland