Binnen-Moerdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Binnen Moerdijk in 1838-1857. Compound of binnen (“within”) and the toponym Moerdijk. So named because the settlement is located behind the levee which Moerdijk derives its name from.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪ.nə(n) muːrˈdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Bin‧nen-‧Moer‧dijk
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Binnen-Moerdijk n

  1. A hamlet in Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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