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Hollands Diep

Hollands Diep proper noun: a tidal river, the estuary of the rivers Rhine and Maas (or Meuse) in the southern Netherlands.

Proper noun

Hollands Diep

  1. A tidal river, the estuary of the rivers Rhine and Maas (or Meuse) in the southern Netherlands.
    • On the section between Dordrecht and Lage Zwaluwe, where some of the worst damage occurred, this line crosses the mile-long Moerdijk Bridge over the Hollands Diep, which was temporarily restored after having been wrecked during the war.1953 April, “Devastation in Holland”, in Railway Magazine, pages 217-218

Origin of Hollands Diep

Previously spelt Hollandsch or Hollandsche Diep.

Questions about Hollands Diep

What does Hollands Diep mean?
Hollands Diep means a tidal river, the estuary of the rivers Rhine and Maas (or Meuse) in the southern Netherlands.
What part of speech is Hollands Diep?
Hollands Diep is a proper noun.

Words near Hollands Diep in the dictionary

  1. Hollandization
  2. Hollandize
  3. Hollandophile
  4. Hollandophiles
  5. hollands
  6. Hollands Diep
  7. Hollands Kroon
  8. Hollands Landing
  9. Hollandses
  10. Hollandsworth
  11. Hollandsworths

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