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Etymology

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First attested as dat nuweland van vortrap in 1318. Compound of graaf (count) and polder (polder). Named after William I, Count of Hainaut, who initiated the land reclamation projects which created the land the settlement is built on.

See also Zealandic Schraevenpolder.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌsɣraː.və(n)ˈpɔl.dər/
  • Hyphenation: 's-‧Gra‧ven‧pol‧der
  • Rhymes: -ɔldər

Proper noun

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's-Gravenpolder n

  1. A village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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References

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