Sloterdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sloterdam in 1395-1396. Compound of the toponym Sloten and Middle Dutch dyk (“levee”). The second element was originally dam (“dam”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsloː.tərˈdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Slo‧ter‧dijk

Proper noun

Sloterdijk n

1. A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “sloterdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN