Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as niewenniedorp in 1289. Derived from Middle Dutch nieu (new) and a compound of nie (new) and dorp (village, secondary settlement). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oude Niedorp.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Nieu‧we Nie‧dorp

Proper noun

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Nieuwe Niedorp n

  1. A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Nieuwe-Niedorp (historical)

References

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