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Oosterwijzend

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as wisende in 1336. From 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