Flevowijk

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Latin Flevo (a hydronym) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). Named after a former lake mentioned by Pomponius Mela. Flevoland was named after the same hydronym.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfleː.voːˌʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Fle‧vo‧wijk

Proper noun

Flevowijk n

1. a neighbourhood of Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Flevowijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN