Reeuwijk-Dorp
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as rewike in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch ree (“alignment, boundary line, boundary ditch”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”) or wyc (“inlet, side channel”). The element dorp (“village”) was added later to distinguish the settlement from Reeuwijk-Brug.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Reeu‧wijk-‧Dorp
Proper noun
editReeuwijk-Dorp n
- A village in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Reedeurp (Carnival nickname)