Definify.com

Definition 2024


Niel

Niel

English

a civilian's row house at the Sint-Hubertus plein

Proper noun

Niel

  1. town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.

Translations


Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [nil]

Etymology

  • Possibly from the medieval word niel meaning "thrown face-down in the depths", from the Germanic nihwulia or niwaialho (meaning: "headlong, downward"). Furthermore, places with "Niel" in their names have been shown to invariably be lower-lying

Proper noun

Niel ?

  1. town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.