Nieuwstad

Dutch

Etymology

• (Belgium) Compound of nieuw (“new”) and stad (“place”).
• (Elburg) First attested as Nieuwstad in 1830-1855. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and stad (“place”).
• (Groningen) First attested as Nieuwstad in 1874. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and stad (“place”).
• (Overijssel) First attested as De Nieuwstad in 1869. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and stad (“place”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Ni'jstad.
• (Zutphen) First attested as Nouae Ciuitatis in Zutphania in 1272. Compound of Compound of nieuw (“new”) and stad (“place, city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.stɑt/
• Hyphenation: Nieuw‧stad
• Homophone: Nieuwstadt

Proper noun

Nieuwstad n

1. A hamlet in Bree, Belgium
2. A hamlet in Elburg, Gelderland, Netherlands
3. A hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands
4. A hamlet in Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands
5. A neighborhood of Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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