Kruisdijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Kruisdijk in 1838-1857. Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing”) and dijk (“levee”). The settlement is located next to a crossing of two levees.

See also Zealandic Kruusdiek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrœy̯s.dɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Kruis‧dijk

Proper noun

Kruisdijk n

  1. a hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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