Krooswijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Krooswijk in 1866. Compound of kroos (“duckweed, Lemna sp.”) and wijk (“secondary canal”). Compare Crooswijk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkroːs.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Kroos‧wijk
  • Homophone: Crooswijk

Proper noun

Krooswijk n

  1. A neighbourhood of Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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