Kortendijk
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as opten cortendijck in 1468. Compound of kort (“short”) and dijk (“elevated road leading through a humid area”). So named to distinguish the (then) settlement from Langendijk.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Kortendijk n
- A neighbourhood of Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN