veenderij

Dutch

Etymology

From veender (“one who extracts peat”) +‎ -ij or alternatively from veen (“peat, peat bog”) or venen (“to extract peat”) +‎ -erij.

Pronunciation

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Noun

veenderij f (plural veenderijen, diminutive veenderijtje n)

1. a place where peat is extracted

   Synonyms: turfwinning, vervening

2. the act or business of extracting peat

   Synonym: turfwinning

Further reading

• veenderij on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl