Bospolder

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Boschpolder in 1869. Compound of bos (“forest”) and polder (“polder”). Originally the name of a polder.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Bos‧pol‧der

Proper noun

Bospolder n

  1. a neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bospolder”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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