Spijkenisse
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Etymology edit
First attested as spiiknesse in 1235. Tautological compound of Middle Dutch spic (“headland, spit”) and nisse (“headland, spit”). Compare Staverden, Stavenisse, Stavoren and Stavern.
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Proper noun edit
Spijkenisse n
- A town and former municipality of Nissewaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪsə
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- nl:Towns in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Towns in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands