polder

[ pohl-der ]

noun

1. a tract of low land, especially in the Netherlands, reclaimed from the sea or other body of water and protected by dikes.

polder

/ ˈpəʊldə; ˈpɒl- /

noun

1. a stretch of land reclaimed from the sea or a lake, esp in the Netherlands

Word History and Origins

Origin of polder¹

Borrowed into English from Dutch around 1595–1605

Word History and Origins

Origin of polder¹

C17: from Middle Dutch polre

Example Sentences

Idly Marc Polder pushed a swinging door aside and entered what passed on Torran for a restaurant.

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Into this I put slices of beef, and let it stew slowly till quite done, and then thicken the sauce with polder starch.

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With the exception of the Polder schorres, the district fertilized by the overflowing of the river, few districts are cultivated.

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But in North Holland and Utrecht on the contrary the polder water has generally to be raised.

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There was an answering murmur, in which he could distinguish, James Polder's impatient tones.

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Related Words

• bog
• marshland
• morass
• mud
• quagmire