West-Souburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sutburch in 1162. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and a compound of zuid (“south, southern”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Oost-Souburg.

See also Zealandic West-Soeburg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌʋɛst ˈsu.bʏrx/
  • Hyphenation: West-‧Sou‧burg

Proper noun

West-Souburg n

  1. A village and former municipality of Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “west-souburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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