Pijletuinen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as pijl in 1712. Compound of pijl (“arrow”) and the plural form of tuin (“garden”). Originally a complex of vegetable gardens.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Pij‧le‧tui‧nen

Proper noun

Pijletuinen n

1. A neighbourhood of Westland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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