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Kalkwijk
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as op de Kalkwijk in 1706. Compound of nl kalk chalk and nl wijk secondary canal in a turf extraction area. The hamlet is named after a nearby chalk oven.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈkɑlk.ʋɛi̯k/
nl Kalk wijk
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Midden-Groningen p/Groningen c/Netherlands
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