Grotewerf

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as Groote Werff in 1680. Compound of groot (“big”) and werf (“artificial mound used for habitation”). Compare Moeniswerf, Rozewerf and Wittewerf.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Gro‧te‧werf

Proper noun[edit]

Grotewerf n

  1. A hamlet in Waterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “grotewerf”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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