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Hugersluys.

a neighbourhood of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

10 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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name/ˌɦy.ɣərˈslœy̯s/
  1. a neighbourhood of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

Attested as Huigersluis in 1740. Compound of Hugo (a personal name) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). The lock after which the neighbourhood was named was built by Hugo van Steenland.

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