Rooswijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Tuindorp Rooswijck in 1933. Compound of roos (“rose”) and wijk (“neighbourhood”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Roos‧wijk

Proper noun

Rooswijk n

  1. A neighbourhood of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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