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Bijdorp
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Dutch
Etymology
(Barendrecht) Derived from a compound of nl bij near, close to and nl dorp village, settlement. Originally the name of a manor.
(Schiedam) Attested as Bijdorp in 1936. Derived from a compound of nl bij near, close to and nl dorp village, settlement. Likely to have originally been the name of a house.
(Voorschoten) Compound of nl Bije a surname and nl dorp village. Named after an estate built by nobleman Johan de Bije (1649-1715).
Pronunciation
nl Bij dorp
Proper noun
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nl neighbourhood city/Barendrecht p/South Holland c/Netherlands
nl neighbourhood city/Schiedam p/South Holland c/Netherlands
nl neighbourhood city/Voorschoten p/South Holland c/Netherlands
References
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