Spijkdorp

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as spike in 1436. Compound of Middle Dutch spike (“headland, spit”) and dorp (“village, settlement”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛi̯k.dɔrp/
  • Hyphenation: Spijk‧dorp

Proper noun[edit]

Spijkdorp n

  1. A hamlet in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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