Meerwijck

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as Meerwijk in 1781. Compound of meer (“lake, pool”) and wijk (“settlement”). Named after a country house.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Meerwiek.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Meerwijck n

  1. A neighbourhood of Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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