verveningspolder

Dutch

Etymology

From vervening (“a place where peat is or has been extracted”) +‎ -s- +‎ polder (“polder, area reclaimed from water”). The process of peat extraction often leads to the formation of pools and lakes, which in turn have historically been targets for land reclamation through the creation of polders.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈveː.nɪŋs.ˌpɔl.dər/

Noun

verveningspolder m (plural verveningspolders, diminutive verveningspoldertje n)

  1. A polder reclaimed from a manmade body of water that formed due to the extraction of peat from a peat bog.
    Hypernym: polder

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