beneden de Moerdijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• beneden den Moerdijk (obsolete)

Etymology

After Moerdijk in North Brabant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˌneː.də(n) də muːrˈdɛi̯k/

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Prepositional phrase

beneden de Moerdijk

1. (Netherlands) in the Southern Netherlands; (less commonly) in the southern Low Countries [from 19th c.]

   Synonyms: onder de Moerdijk, onder de rivieren, beneden de rivieren

   Antonyms: boven de Moerdijk, boven de rivieren

2. (Belgium) in Belgium [from 20th c.]

   Antonym: boven de Moerdijk