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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as block-dyck in 1402. Compound of Middle Dutch blok (“farmland enclosed by a ditch or fence”) and dyc (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Blokdijk n
- A hamlet in Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “blokdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN