Kruisdijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Kruisdijk in 1838-1857. Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing”) and dijk (“levee”). The settlement is located next to a crossing of two levees.

See also Zealandic Kruusdiek.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkrœy̯s.dɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Kruis‧dijk

Proper noun

Kruisdijk n

  1. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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