Langendijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as langdiic in 1290. Compound of lang (“long”) and dijk (“elevated road running through a humid area”). So named to distinguish the (then) settlement from Kortendijk.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.ŋənˌdɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Lan‧gen‧dijk

Proper noun edit

Langendijk n

A neighbourhood of Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.