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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Buurtsdijk in 1868. Compound of the toponym *Buurt (derived from buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”)) and dijk (“levee”). Originally the name of a road.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Buurtsdijk n
- A hamlet in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “buurtsdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN