Westpunt

Dutch

Etymology

• (Aruba) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and punt (“point”). The village is located near the western extremity of the island.
• (Curaçao) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and punt (“point”). The village is located near the western extremity of the island.
• (Netherlands) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and punt (“point”). The neighbourhood is named for its location in the western extremity of two polders.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛst.pʏnt/
• Hyphenation: West‧punt

Proper noun

Westpunt n

1. A village in Aruba.
2. A village in Curaçao.
3. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.