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Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Voordijk in 1874. Derived from voordijk (“levee which serves as a primary barrier against a river or stream”).
- (Zuid-Holland) Attested as Voor dijk in 1867. Derived from voordijk (“levee which serves as a primary barrier against a river or stream”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvoːr.dɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Voor‧dijk
Proper noun
Voordijk n
- A hamlet in Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “voordijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN