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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as den Kinderdijck in 1573-1576. Equivalent to kind + -er- + dijk. The settlement was named for a levee constructed by the children of the lord of Giessen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪn.dərˌdɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Kin‧der‧dijk
Proper noun
Kinderdijk n
- A village in Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kinderdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN