Afrikaanderwijk

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Afrikaander (“Boer”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after figures from the Boer Wars.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Afri‧kaan‧der‧wijk

Proper noun

Afrikaanderwijk n

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

References

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