Nijeveen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as in hesselrevene in 1310. Compound of nij (“new”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌnɛi̯.əˈveːn/
- Hyphenation: Nije‧veen
- Rhymes: -eːn
Proper noun
Nijeveen n
- A village and former municipality of Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Nijevener
- Nijeveens
- Nijeveense Bovenboer
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN