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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as agger Sancti Martini in 1281. Compound of the name of Saint Martin of Tours and dijk (“levee”).
See also Zealandic Smerdiek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsɪnt ˌmaːr.tənsˈdɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Sint-‧Maar‧tens‧dijk
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯k
Proper noun
Sint-Maartensdijk n
- A city and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “sint maartensdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN