Nieuwesluis.
a hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands
a hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
* (Noord-Holland) Attested as Groote Sluys around 1660. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oudesluis. * (Zeeland) Attested as de Nieuwe sluis in 1840. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a sluice built in 1750.
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