Moerwijk

Dutch

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

  1. 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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