Nieuwdorp

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Zeeland) Attested as Het Nieuwe Dorp around 1750. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). See also Zealandic 't Nieuwedurp.
  • (Limburg) Compound of nieuw (“new”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). See also Limburgish Nuujdörp.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.dɔrp/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuw‧dorp

Proper noun

Nieuwdorp n

  1. A village in Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Stein, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Nieuwdorper
  • Nieuwdorps

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