Afrikaanderwijk

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of Afrikaander (Boer) and wijk (neighbourhood, quarter). The neighbourhood's streets are named after figures from the Boer Wars.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Afri‧kaan‧der‧wijk

Proper noun

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Afrikaanderwijk n

  1. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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