Zuilen

Dutch

Alternative forms

Zjuile (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as Nieuw-Zuilen in 1942. Named after the neighbouring village of Zuilen, currently called Oud-Zuilen.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Zui‧len
IPA^(key): /ˈzœy̯.lə(n)/
Homophone: zuilen
Rhymes: -œy̯lən

Proper noun

Zuilen n

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Oud-Zuilen
Zuilenaar, Zuilenees
Zuilens

References

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

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