Zaandijk

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as zanedijc in 1397. Compound of the hydronym Zaan and Middle Dutch dyk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Zaan‧dijk

Proper noun[edit]

Zaandijk n

  1. A village and former municipality of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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