polder
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/ˈpəʊldə/(UK)
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/ˈpəʊldə/(UK) · /ˈpɒldə/(UK)
Definition of polder
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
“The patron saint of the Oude Kerk, Saint Nicolaas, the ‘water saint’, was also very popular, as he protected the sailors and those living on the polders from the dangers of the sea.”
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noun
-
An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
“The patron saint of the Oude Kerk, Saint Nicolaas, the ‘water saint’, was also very popular, as he protected the sailors and those living on the polders from the dangers of the sea.”
verb
- To reclaim an area of ground from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch polder, from Middle Dutch polre, from Old Dutch polra, of uncertain origin.
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