Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of the plural form of schip (ship, watercraft) and wijk (neighbourhood, quarter). The neighbourhood's sub-neighbourhoods are named after various types of watercraft.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxeː.pə(n).ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Sche‧pen‧wijk

Proper noun edit

Schepenwijk n

  1. A neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands.