Kadijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as cadijc in 1357. Derived from Middle Dutch cadijc (“narrow dam or levee directly next to a watercourse, embankment”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ka‧dijk

Proper noun

Kadijk n

  1. a hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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