Bospolder

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Boschpolder in 1869. Compound of bos (“forest”) and polder (“polder”). Originally the name of a polder.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Bos‧pol‧der

Proper noun

Bospolder n

  1. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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