Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as in sconendiic in 1250. Compound of schoon (clean, free of weeds) and dijk (levee).

See also Zealandic Schwòndieke.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sxoːnˈdɛi̯.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Schoon‧dij‧ke
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə

Proper noun

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Schoondijke n

  1. A village and former municipality of Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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References

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