De Wiken

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from the plural form of West Frisian wyk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”). The toponym references the many canals around Drachten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈʋi.kə(n)/
• Hyphenation: De Wi‧ken
• Rhymes: -ikən

Proper noun

De Wiken n

1. A neighbourhood of Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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