Schutwijk

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of schut (“barrage”) and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Schutwiek.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxʏt.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Schut‧wijk

Proper noun

Schutwijk n

  1. A hamlet in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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