Afrikaanderwijk

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Afrikaander (“Boer”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after figures from the Boer Wars.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Afri‧kaan‧der‧wijk

Proper noun

Afrikaanderwijk n

  1. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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