Kruisdijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Kruisdijk in 1838-1857. Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing”) and dijk (“levee”). The settlement is located next to a crossing of two levees.

See also Zealandic Kruusdiek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrœy̯s.dɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Kruis‧dijk

Proper noun

Kruisdijk n

1. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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