Heijplaat

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Etymology

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Attested as Heiplaat (Tuindorp) in 1936. Compound of hei (heath, heathland) and plaat (sand bar visible at low tide).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Heij‧plaat

Proper noun

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Heijplaat n

  1. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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