Noorderwaard

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Etymology

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Attested as Noorde Weerd in 1839-1859. Compound of noorder (northern, north-) and waard (land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Noor‧der‧waard

Proper noun

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Noorderwaard n

  1. A neighbourhood of Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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