Westerwijzend

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of wester (“western”) and dialectal wijzend (“watercourse”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosterwijzend. Compare Binnenwijzend, Wijster and Wijzend.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧wij‧zend

Proper noun

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Westerwijzend n

  1. A hamlet in Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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