Schepenwijk

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of the plural form of schip (“ship, watercraft”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's sub-neighbourhoods are named after various types of watercraft.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsxeː.pə(n).ʋɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Sche‧pen‧wijk

Proper noun

Schepenwijk n

A neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands.