Monnikendijk
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst 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
editProper noun
editMonnikendijk n
- A hamlet in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands.