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Zijpe.

a hamlet in Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈzɛi̯.pə/
  1. a hamlet in Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

    neuter
  2. a former municipality of North Holland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

* (Zeeland) Attested as Het Zijpe around 1750. Derived from the hydronym Zijpe, which in turn derives from Middle Dutch sijpen (“drip, trickle”). * (former municipality) Named after a former closure gap called the Zijpe (first attested as zype in 1285), the name of which derives from Middle Dutch sijpen (“drip, trickle”).

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