Nieuwe Compagnie
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Nieuwe Compagnie in 1781. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and compagnie (“company”). The settlement was constructed by the eponymous land reclamation company.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.ə ˌkɔm.pɑnˈji/
- Hyphenation: Nieu‧we Com‧pa‧gnie
- Rhymes: -i
Proper noun
Nieuwe Compagnie n
- A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN