Sloterdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sloterdam in 1395-1396. Compound of the toponym Sloten and Middle Dutch dyk (“levee”). The second element was originally dam (“dam”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsloː.tərˈdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Slo‧ter‧dijk

Proper noun

Sloterdijk n

  1. a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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