Kinderdijk

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as den Kinderdijck in 1573-1576. Equivalent to kind +‎ -er- +‎ dijk. The settlement was named for a levee constructed by the children of the lord of Giessen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪn.dərˌdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Kin‧der‧dijk

Proper noun

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Kinderdijk n

  1. A village in Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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