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Westernijkerk.

a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

13 characters4 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˌʋɛs.tərˈnɛi̯.kɛrk/
  1. a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

    neuter
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First attested as nova ecclesia in 1224. Calque of West Frisian Westernijtsjerk, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian nija (“new”) and tzercka (“church”). The element wester (“western, west-”) was added later to distinguish the settlement from Oosternijkerk.

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