Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as het Spijkvoorde in 1830-1855. Compound of a variant of spek (brushwood) and voorde (ford, crossing). Named after a former farmstead.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspɪk.voːr.də/
  • Hyphenation: Spik‧voor‧de

Proper noun

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Spikvoorde n

  1. A neighbourhood of Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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References

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