Danswijk

Dutch edit

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Danswijk

Etymology edit

(neighbourhood) Compound of dans (“dance”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after various ballet dancers.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdɑns.ʋɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Dans‧wijk
Rhymes: -ɑnsʋɛi̯k

Proper noun edit

Danswijk n

(historical, dated) Gdańsk, a city in Poland.
A neighbourhood of Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands.

Usage notes edit

The name Danswijk is not widely recognised anymore as a name for the city in Poland. Use Danzig, Gdansk or Gdańsk instead.

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