De Wiken

== Dutch == === Etymology === Derived from the plural form of West Frisian wyk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”). The toponym references the many canals around Drachten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /də ˈʋi.kə(n)/ Hyphenation: De Wi‧ken Rhymes: -ikən === Proper noun === De Wiken n a neighbourhood of Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “De wiken”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN