Ommelanderwijk
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as de Ommelander Wijk in 1781. Compound of the toponym Ommelanden and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”). The canal was dug by the Ommelander Compagnie in 1653.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ommelanderwijk n
- A village in Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN