Oudesluis

== Dutch == === Etymology === (Noord-Holland) Attested as Duycker Sluys around 1660. Compound of oud (“old”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwesluis. (Zuid-Holland) Compound of oud (“old”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Ou‧de‧sluis === Proper noun === Oudesluis n a village in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands a hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Oudesluizer === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Oudesluis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN