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POLDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does polder mean?
• POLDER (noun)
The noun POLDER has 1 sense:
1. low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands)
Familiarity information: POLDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("polder" is a kind of...):
ground; land; soil (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use))
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