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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as burgerdijc in 1272. Compound of the otherwise unknown toponym *Burg and Middle Dutch dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Bur‧gers‧dijk
Proper noun
Burgersdijk n
- A hamlet in Midden-Delfland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “burgersdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN