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Etymology

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Attested as Groote Werff in 1680. Compound of groot (big) and werf (artificial mound used for habitation). Compare Moeniswerf, Rozewerf and Wittewerf.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Gro‧te‧werf

Proper noun

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Grotewerf n

  1. A hamlet in Waterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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