Enkhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as enchusen around 1305. Compound of Middle Dutch enge (“farmland next to a village”) and the plural form of huus (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛŋkˈɦœy̯.zə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Enk‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Enkhuizen n

1. A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Haringdonk (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Oosterdijk, Westeinde

Derived terms

• Enkhuizer

References

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