Moerwijk
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Etymology
Compound of moer (“peat bog, marsh”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The current name indirectly derives from the Plan Moerweg project, which was named in turn after a nearby road.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Moer‧wijk
Proper noun
Moerwijk n
- A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Moerwijker
- Moerwijks
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “moerwijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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