Van Ewijcksluis
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested as Ewijk Sluis in 1839-1859. Compound of Van Ewijck (“a surname”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). The village is named after Daniël Jacob van Ewijck van Oostbroek van de Bilt, a former King's commissioner of Noord-Holland who was involved in the empolderment of the Anna Paulowna polder.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Van Ewijck‧sluis
Proper noun[edit]
- A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.