Langendijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as langdiic in 1290. Compound of lang (“long”) and dijk (“elevated road running through a humid area”). So named to distinguish the (then) settlement from Kortendijk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.ŋənˌdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Lan‧gen‧dijk

Proper noun

Langendijk n

1. A neighbourhood of Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.