Wijk aan Zee

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as wijc op die zee in 1343. Derived from Middle Dutch wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”), aan (“on”) and zee (“sea”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Wijk aan Zee

Proper noun[edit]

Wijk aan Zee n

  1. A village in Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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