Slikkenburg
Dutch
editEtymology
edit- (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Slykenburch in 1622. Compound of the plural form of slik (“clay-like alluvial land which has not been impoldered yet”) and burg (“reinforced settlement, castle”). Named after a former defensive emplacement.
- (Zeeland) Attested as Slyckenborg in 1617. Compound of the plural form of slik (“clay-like alluvial land which has not been impoldered yet”) and burg (“reinforced settlement, castle”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSlikkenburg n
- A hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands