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Schelpwijk
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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of nl schelp shell and nl wijk neighbourhood, quarter. The first element is a jocular reference to the builders of the neighbourhood, the Royal Dutch Shell oil company. Compare nl Essoville, nl Lagoville and nl Standardville.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈsxɛlp.ʋɛi̯k/
nl Schelp wijk
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood city/Willemstad cc/Curaçao