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polders

polders is the plural of polder.

Meaning of polder

Noun

polder (plural polders)

  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.1999, Geert Mak, translated by Philipp Blom, Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City, Vintage, published 2001, page 43

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Questions about polders

What is polders the plural of?
Polders is the plural of polder.

Words near polders in the dictionary

  1. polderizations
  2. polderize
  3. polderized
  4. polderizes
  5. polderizing
  6. polders
  7. poldervaartite
  8. poldine
  9. pole
  10. pole arctic
  11. pole barn

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