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Geerdijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Geerdijk in 1913. Compound of geer (“wedge-shaped, tapering”) and dijk (“levee”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣeːr.dɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Geer‧dijk

Proper noun edit

Geerdijk n

  1. A village in Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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