Hillesluis

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Hillesluisdijk in 1845. Compound of the name of the polder Hille (derived from hil (“hill, elevated place”)) and sluis (“sluice, lock”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hil‧le‧sluis

Proper noun

Hillesluis n

1. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Hillesluizenaar

References

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