Oisterwijk

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch Oisterwijk. === Proper noun === Oisterwijk A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Ósterik (dialect form) === Etymology === Potentially attested as hosteruuic before 1167, attested with certainty as oesterwijc in 1214. From ooster- (“eastern, east-”) +‎ wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Westerwijk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌʋɛi̯k/ Hyphenation: Ois‧ter‧wijk Homophone: Oosterwijk === Proper noun === Oisterwijk n a village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands Synonym: Döllekesgat (Carnival nickname) Meronyms: Belvert, Broekzijde, De Logt, Gever, Haaren, Heesakker, Heikant, Heiligeboom, Heukelom, Heuvelstraat, Hild, Kerkeind, Laag-Heukelom, Moergestel, Noenes, Oisterwijkse Hoeven, Raam, Stokske, Vinkenberg, Zelt ==== Derived terms ==== Oisterwijker Oisterwijks Oisterwijkse Hoeven === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN