Huiswaard

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Etymology

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Attested as Huys waert in 1665. Compound of huis (house) and waard (land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Huis‧waard

Proper noun

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Huiswaard n

  1. A neighbourhood of Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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