De Lessepsbuurt

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of French de Lesseps (“a surname”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). Named after a street, named in turn after Ferdinand de Lesseps; the neighbourhood's streets are named after engineers and inventors.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: De Les‧seps‧buurt

Proper noun

De Lessepsbuurt n

1. A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.