Lagedijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Leechdyck around 1660. Compound of lang (“long”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: La‧ge‧dijk

Proper noun

Lagedijk n

  1. A hamlet in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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