Blijdorp
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch brij (“sludge, mud”) and dorp (“farmstead, village”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to blij (“happy, joyous”). Named after the Blijdorpse polder.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Blij‧dorp
Proper noun[edit]
Blijdorp n
- A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.