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Oosternijkerk.

a village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

13 characters4 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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name/ˌoːs.tərˈnɛi̯.kɛrk/
  1. a village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

    neuter
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First attested as nova ecclesia in 1224. Calque of West Frisian Easternijtsjerk, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian nija (“new”) and tzercka (“church”). The element easter (“eastern, east-”) was added later to distinguish the settlement from Westernijkerk.

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