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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as sloterdam in 1395-1396. Compound of the toponym Sloten and Middle Dutch dyk (“levee”). The second element was originally dam (“dam”). Formerly an independent village.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsloː.tərˈdɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Slo‧ter‧dijk
Proper noun
Sloterdijk n
- A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “sloterdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN