Westerkoog

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of wester (“western”) and koog (“land located outside of a levee”). The neighbourhood was originally to be called Westerzijdeveld after the Westzijde polder.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧koog

Proper noun edit

Westerkoog n

A neighbourhood of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.