Nieuw-Abeele

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as Abeele (De groote) en (De kleine) in 1874. Compound of nieuw (new) and Middle Dutch abeel (silver poplar, Populus alba). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot-Abeele.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌniu̯ aːˈbeː.lə/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuw-‧Abee‧le
  • Rhymes: -eːlə

Proper noun[edit]

Nieuw-Abeele n

  1. A hamlet in Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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