Oosterwijzend

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as wisende in 1336. Compound of ooster (eastern) and dialectal wijzend (watercourse). The element ooster was added to distinguish the settlement from Westerwijzend. Compare Binnenwijzend, Wijster and Wijzend.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧wij‧zend

Proper noun

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Oosterwijzend n

  1. A hamlet in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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