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Nieuwesluis
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Dutch
Etymology
(Noord-Holland) Attested as Groote Sluys around 1660. Compound of nl nieuw new and nl sluis lock, sluice. The element nl nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from nl Oudesluis.
(Zeeland) Attested as de Nieuwe sluis in 1840. Compound of nl nieuw new and nl sluis lock, sluice. Named after a sluice built in 1750.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈniu̯.əˌslœy̯s/
nl Nieu we sluis
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Hollands Kroon p/North Holland c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Sluis p/Zeeland c/Netherlands
References
nieuwesluis