Broekdijk

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as over den broeckdijck in 1473. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbruk.dɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Broek‧dijk

Proper noun[edit]

Broekdijk n

  1. A neighbourhood of Oldebroek, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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