Achterdijk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Achterdijk in 1899. Derived from achterdijk (“inland levee”).
• (Utrecht) Attested as Achter-Dijk in 1869. Derived from achterdijk (“inland levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑx.tərˌdɛi̯k/

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• Hyphenation: Ach‧ter‧dijk

Proper noun

Achterdijk n

1. A hamlet in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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