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Polder

noun, verb

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Noun

1
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."
2
low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands) wordnet

Verb

1
To reclaim an area of ground from a sea or lake by means of dikes.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch polder, from Middle Dutch polre, from Old Dutch polra, of uncertain origin.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch polder, from Middle Dutch polre, from Old Dutch polra, of uncertain origin.

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