polder

Etymology

From Dutch polder, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpəʊldə/, /ˈpɒldə/
• Rhymes: -əʊldə(r)

Noun

polder (plural polders)

1. (geography) An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes. [from 17th c.]
   • 1999, Philipp Blom, translating Geert Mak, Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City, Vintage 2001, p. 43:

     The patron saint of the Oude Kerk, Saint Nicolaas, the ‘water saint’, was also very popular, as he protected the sailors and those living on the polders from the dangers of the sea.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch polre, from Old Dutch polra, perhaps from polla (“A low ground elevation”). ^[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

polder m (plural polders, diminutive poldertje n)

1. (geography) polder

References

Further reading

• polder on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology

From Dutch polder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔl.dɛʁ/

Noun

polder m (plural polders)

1. (geography) polder

Further reading

• “polder” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).