Meerwijk
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Etymology[edit]
- (Noord-Brabant) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
- (Haarlem) Compound of meer (“lake”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood is located close to the Haarlemmermeer.
- (Uithoorn) First attested as meerwijc in 1290. Compound of Middle Dutch meere (“pool, lake”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). The toponym references the neighbourhood's location between the Zijdelmeer lake and the Amstel river.
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Meerwijk n
- A hamlet in 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Uithoorn, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
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- nl:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- nl:Neighbourhoods in North Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in North Holland, Netherlands