Sleeuwijk
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as slewijck in 1268. Compound of dialectal slee (“blunt, sour”) or slee (“blackthorn, Prunus spinosa”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSleeuwijk n
- A village in Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
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editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN