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Dutch
Etymology
- (Hoeksche Waard, near Strijen) Attested as De Schinkel in 1645. Derived from schenkeldijk (“levee connecting two other levees”).
- (Hoeksche Waard, near Zuid-Beijerland) Derived from schenkeldijk (“levee connecting two other levees”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Schen‧kel‧dijk
Proper noun
Schenkeldijk n
- A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “schenkeldijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN