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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Graefdyeck ofte Vuylen Graft in 1578. Compound of west (“west-, western”), the hydronym Vuile Graft and dijk (“levee”). The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Oost-Graftdijk.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: West-‧Graft‧dijk
Proper noun
West-Graftdijk n
- A village in Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “west-graftdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN