Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Westerhaar is first attested as Op de Haar in 1849. Vriezenveensewijk is first attested as Friezenveensche Wijk of Veenkanaal in 1936. Westerhaar is a compound of wester (“west-, western”) and haar (“sandy ridge”). Vriezenveensewijk is a compound of the toponym Vriezenveen and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌɦaːr ˌvri.zə(n)ˌveːn.səˈʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧haar-‧Vrie‧zen‧veen‧se‧wijk
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯k
Proper noun
[edit]Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk n
- A village in Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands
References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN