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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of afsluiten + dijk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑf.slœy̯tˌdɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Af‧sluit‧dijk
Proper noun
Afsluitdijk m
- the dike separating the IJsselmeer (which was the Zuiderzee before its construction) from the Waddenzee, connecting Wieringen, North Holland, and Frisia