Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as de Heul in 1839-1859. Compound of wester (western, west-) and heul (floodgate with a bridge).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧heul

Proper noun

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Westerheul n

  1. A neighbourhood of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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