Hoek van de Dijk

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from hoek (“corner”) and dijk (“levee”). The settlement was named after its location next to the corner of two levees.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦuk vɑn də ˈdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Hoek van de Dijk
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Hoek van de Dijk n

  1. a hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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