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Gouwsluis

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as sluyze op den riin in 1284. Compound of the hydronym Gouwe and Middle Dutch sluse (sluice, lock).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Gouw‧sluis

Proper noun

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Gouwsluis n

  1. A hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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