Beverwijk

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as beuorhem in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch bevur (“beaver, Castor fiber”) and wīk (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌbeː.vərˈʋɛi̯k/
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  • Hyphenation: Be‧ver‧wijk
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun[edit]

Beverwijk n

  1. A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
    Meronym: Wijk aan Zee

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “beverwijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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