"boven de rivieren" meaning in Dutch

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Literally, “above the rivers”, that is the Rhine and Meuse and their distributaries, which as part of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta form a natural border between two larger religiocultural regions of the Low Countries (with the Rivierengebied forming a transitional region). Etymology templates: {{m-g|above the rivers}} “above the rivers”, {{lit|above the rivers}} Literally, “above the rivers” Head templates: {{head|nl|prepositional phrase}} boven de rivieren
  1. (idiomatic) In the northern Netherlands: to the north of the Rhine and Meuse and their distributaries, which separate the Catholic southern provinces from the northern, largely Protestant parts of the Low Countries. Wikipedia link: Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta, grote rivieren, nl:Rivierengebied Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: boven de Moerdijk
    Sense id: en-boven_de_rivieren-nl-prep_phrase-wOEj5OMI Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

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