Noordpolderzijl

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Noordpolder Zijl en Zijlhuis in 1851-1855. Compound of the toponym Noordpolder and zijl (“discharge sluice”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌnoːrt.pɔl.dərˈzɛi̯l/
  • Hyphenation: Noord‧pol‧der‧zijl
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Proper noun

Noordpolderzijl n

  1. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

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