Hellevoetsluis
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Alternative forms edit
- (obsolete) Helvoetsluys
Proper noun edit
Hellevoetsluis
- A town and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
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Etymology edit
Attested as Helvoet Sluys in 1639. Compound of the toponym Hellevoet (derived from a compound of the hydronym Helle and voet (“foot, bottom”)) and sluis (“lock, sluice”).
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Proper noun edit
Hellevoetsluis n
- A town and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.