Wiktionary

Oosterdijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧dijk

Proper noun edit

Oosterdijk n

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

References edit

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