Broerdijk

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as Broer Dijck in 1680. Compound of broer (“brother”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Broer‧dijk

Proper noun[edit]

Broerdijk n

  1. A hamlet in Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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