Westenschouwen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dunen vanden westendeel van scouden in 1229. Compound of westen (“western, west-”) and the toponym Schouwen.

See also Zealandic Westschouwe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɛs.tə(n)ˈsxɑu̯.ə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Wes‧ten‧schou‧wen
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən

Proper noun

Westenschouwen n

1. A hamlet and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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