Noorddijk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Groningen) First attested as northdic in 1299. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and dijk (“levee”).
• (Noord-Holland) Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and dijk (“levee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoːr(d).dɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Noord‧dijk

Proper noun

Noorddijk n

1. A village and former municipality of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “noorddijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN