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Etymology

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First attested as aggerem versus occidentalem partem et australem in 1224. Compound of monnik (monk) and dijk (levee). The levee after which the settlement is named was constructed by monks from the Ter Does abbey.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmɔ.nɪ.kə(n)ˈdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Mon‧ni‧ken‧dijk
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

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Monnikendijk n

  1. A hamlet in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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