Dordse Dijk

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from the toponym Nieuw-Dordrecht and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdɔrt.sə ˈdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Dord‧se Dijk
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Dordse Dijk n

  1. a neighbourhood of Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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