Etymology
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Attested as Marsdijk in 1898. Compound of a variant of meers (“land next to water, pasture”) and dijk (“levee, elevated road”). Named after a nearby road.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈmɑrs.dɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Mars‧dijk
Proper noun
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Marsdijk n
- A neighbourhood of Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “marsdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
