beneden de Moerdijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • beneden den Moerdijk (obsolete)

Etymology

After Moerdijk in North Brabant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˌneː.də(n) də murˈdɛi̯k/, [-muːr-]
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Prepositional phrase

beneden de Moerdijk

  1. (Netherlands) in the Southern Netherlands; (less commonly) in the southern Low Countries [from 19th c.]
    Synonyms: onder de Moerdijk, onder de rivieren, beneden de rivieren
    Antonyms: boven de Moerdijk, boven de rivieren
  2. (Belgium) in Belgium [from 20th c.]
    Antonym: boven de Moerdijk
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