Nieuwkuijk
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== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
First attested as niewekuyc in 1383. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and Van Cuijk (a surname). The toponym is a reference to the Lords of Cuijk, who owned land near the settlement.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.kœy̯k/
Hyphenation: Nieuw‧kuijk
=== Proper noun ===
Nieuwkuijk n
a village and former municipality of Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands
Synonym: Kwastenlaand (Carnival nickname)
==== Derived terms ====
Nieuwkuijkenaar
Nieuwkuijks
Kuiksche Heide
=== References ===
van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN