Zwaagdijk-Oost
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as zuoechdyc in 1319. Compound of the toponym Zwaag, Middle Dutch dyc (“levee”) and oost (“east”). Named after a nearby levee. The element oost was added to distinguish the settlement from Zwaagdijk-West.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: Zwaag‧dijk-‧Oost
Proper noun
[edit]Zwaagdijk-Oost n
- A village in Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.