Hoek van de Dijk

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from hoek (“corner”) and dijk (“levee”). The settlement was named after its location next to the corner of two levees.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦuk vɑn də ˈdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Hoek van de Dijk
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Hoek van de Dijk n

1. A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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