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Sliedrecht
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Slierech dialect form
Etymology
First attested as overslydrecht in 1203. Potentially a compound of the hydronym *Slie (perhaps cognate to nl slijk sludge, mud or nl slijm slime) and nl -drecht ferry, watercourse.
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Sliedrecht.ogg
nl Slie drecht
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/municipality p/South Holland c/Netherlands
nl Baggerdorp<qq:nickname>
nl Baanhoek
Derived terms
nl Sliedrechter
nl Sliedrechts
References
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