uiterwaard
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Grazend_rundvee_in_overstroomde_uiterwaard_De_Middelwaard.jpg/220px-Grazend_rundvee_in_overstroomde_uiterwaard_De_Middelwaard.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Uiterwaarden_nabij_deventer_TN.jpg/220px-Uiterwaarden_nabij_deventer_TN.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]- uiterwaarde (uncommon)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch uterwaert. Equivalent to uiter- + waard.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]uiterwaard f (plural uiterwaarden, diminutive uiterwaardje n)
- A flood plain, a portion of land unprotected by dikes that is usually dry but is occasionally submerged by the rising water level of a river.
- Coordinate term: ooibos
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]uiterwaard on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl