Buitenhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

• (Drenthe) First attested as Buiterhuizen in 1811-1813. Compound of buiten (“outside”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
• (Noord-Holland) First attested as buyten Huysen in 1512. Compound of buiten (“outside”) and the plural form of huis (“house”), referring here to an area located outside of the built-up area of Velsen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbœy̯.tə(n)ˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Bui‧ten‧hui‧zen
• Homophone: buitenhuizen

Proper noun

Buitenhuizen n

1. A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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