Noorddijk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Groningen) First attested as northdic in 1299. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and dijk (“levee”).
  • (Noord-Holland) Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and dijk (“levee”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnoːr(d).dɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Noord‧dijk

Proper noun

Noorddijk n

  1. a village and former municipality of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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