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First attested as aenwas in 1603. Derived from aanwas (“new land created by sedimentation”).
Aanwas n
- A hamlet in Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN