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Nijeveen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as in hesselrevene in 1310. Compound of nij (“new”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌnɛi̯.əˈveːn/
  • Hyphenation: Nije‧veen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun edit

Nijeveen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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