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's-Gravenpolder
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as dat nuweland van vortrap in 1318. Compound of nl graaf count and nl polder polder. Named after William I, Count of Hainaut, who initiated the land reclamation projects which created the land the settlement is built on.
See also zea Schraevenpolder.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌsɣraː.və(n)ˈpɔl.dər/
nl 's- Gra ven pol der
nl ɔldər 4
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Borsele p/Zeeland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl 's-Gravenpoldernaar
nl 's-Gravenpolders
References
s-gravenpolder