Oosterdijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Den Ooster Dyck in 1680. Compound of ooster (“eastern”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby section of the Westfriese Zeedijk.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧dijk

Proper noun

Oosterdijk n

1. A village in Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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