Huizen

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch Huizen, from huizen (houses).

Proper noun

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Huizen

  1. A municipality of the Netherlands.

Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as husen in 1381-1382. Derived from the dative plural form of Middle Dutch huus (house).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Hui‧zen
  • Homophone: huizen

Proper noun

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Huizen n

  1. A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Spietendonk (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Bikbergen, Crailo, Huizerhoogt, Valkeveen

Derived terms

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References

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