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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as opten cortendijck in 1468. Compound of kort (“short”) and dijk (“elevated road leading through a humid area”). So named to distinguish the (then) settlement from Langendijk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.tə(n)ˌdɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Kor‧ten‧dijk
Proper noun
Kortendijk n
- A neighbourhood of Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN