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Nieuwesluis

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Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (Noord-Holland) Attested as Groote Sluys around 1660. Compound of nieuw (new) and sluis (lock, sluice). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oudesluis.
  • (Zeeland) Attested as de Nieuwe sluis in 1840. Compound of nieuw (new) and sluis (lock, sluice). Named after a sluice built in 1750.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.əˌslœy̯s/
  • Hyphenation: Nieu‧we‧sluis

Proper noun

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Nieuwesluis n

  1. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands
  2. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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