Rijksdorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as kijtsdorp [read: rijcsdorp] around 1300. Compound of Middle Dutch Rijk (“a personal name”) or Rik and dorp (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Formerly an independent hamlet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛi̯ks.dɔrp/
• Hyphenation: Rijks‧dorp

Proper noun

Rijksdorp n

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

References

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