Westwijk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Holland) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
• (Sliedrecht) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The toponym contrasts with Oostwijk.
• (Vlaardingen) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The toponym contrasts with Oostwijk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛst.ʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: West‧wijk

Proper noun

Westwijk n

1. A neighbourhood of Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
3. A neighbourhood of Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.