Meanings
proper noun
- A former coastal town in the Western Cape, South Africa; now a neighbourhood of Cape Town.
- A neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao.
- A wetland in Muizenberg, Willemstad, Curaçao.
Origin
- DutchMuizenberg
- EnglishMuizenberg
Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Muizenberg (literally “Mouse Hill”), first attested in Middle Dutch as the name of an area in Breda.
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APA
Muizenberg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Muizenberg
MLA
“Muizenberg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Muizenberg. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Muizenberg,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Muizenberg.
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