Moerdijk

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Moerdijk

Etymology edit

First attested as Moerdijck in 1573. Derived from moerdijk (“levee constructed in a peat extraction area so that salt could be extracted from the turf”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /muːrˈdɛi̯k/
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Hyphenation: Moer‧dijk

Proper noun edit

Moerdijk m

Moerdijk (a village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands).
Synonym: Spieringkruiersdurp (Carnival nickname)

Meronyms: Achterdijk, Barlaque, Bovensluis, Drie Hoefijzers, Driehoek, Fijnaart, Heijningen, Helwijk, Hoekske, Kade, Klundert, Kreek, Kwartier, Langeweg, Lochtenburg, Nieuwemolen, Noordhoek, Noordschans, Oranjeoord, Oudemolen, Pelikaan, Roodevaart, Stadse Dijk, Standdaarbuiten, Strooiendorp, Tonnekreek, Willemstad, Zevenbergen, Zevenbergschen Hoek, Zevenhuizen, Zwingelspaan
(informal, by extension) part of the Hollands Diep at the village of Moerdijk.

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References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN