Langendijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as langdiic in 1290. Compound of lang (“long”) and dijk (“elevated road running through a humid area”). So named to distinguish the (then) settlement from Kortendijk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.ŋənˌdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Lan‧gen‧dijk

Proper noun

Langendijk n

  1. A neighbourhood of Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
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