Heijplaat

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Heiplaat (Tuindorp) in 1936. Compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and plaat (“sand bar visible at low tide”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Heij‧plaat

Proper noun

Heijplaat n

  1. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Heijplater

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “heijplaat”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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