Etymology
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Attested as Kruisdijk in 1838-1857. Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing”) and dijk (“levee”). The settlement is located next to a crossing of two levees.
See also Zealandic Kruusdiek.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈkrœy̯s.dɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Kruis‧dijk
Proper noun
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Kruisdijk n
- A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kruisdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
