Driemanspolder

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as De Driemans Polder in 1687. Compound of drie (“three”), man (“man”) and polder (“polder”). Originally the name of a polder, named after the three windmills which drained it.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Drie‧mans‧pol‧der

Proper noun

Driemanspolder n

  1. A neighbourhood of Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “driemanspolder”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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