"polder" meaning in English

See polder in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊldə/ [UK], /ˈpɒldə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polder.wav [Southern-England] Forms: polders [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch polder, from Middle Dutch polre, from Old Dutch polra, of uncertain origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|polder}} Dutch polder, {{der|en|dum|polre}} Middle Dutch polre, {{der|en|odt|polra}} Old Dutch polra Head templates: {{en-noun}} polder (plural polders)
  1. (geography) An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes. Categories (topical): Geography Translations (area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes): polder [masculine] (Czech), kog [common-gender] (Danish), polder [masculine] (Dutch), polderi (Finnish), polder [masculine] (French), Polder [masculine] (German), polder (Indonesian), polder [masculine] (Italian), pólder [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), pôlder [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), по́льдер (pólʹder) [masculine] (Russian), pólder [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-polder-en-noun-RM8yXPbS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: geography, natural-sciences

Verb

IPA: /ˈpəʊldə/ [UK], /ˈpɒldə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polder.wav [Southern-England] Forms: polders [present, singular, third-person], poldering [participle, present], poldered [participle, past], poldered [past]
Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch polder, from Middle Dutch polre, from Old Dutch polra, of uncertain origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|polder}} Dutch polder, {{der|en|dum|polre}} Middle Dutch polre, {{der|en|odt|polra}} Old Dutch polra Head templates: {{en-verb}} polder (third-person singular simple present polders, present participle poldering, simple past and past participle poldered)
  1. To reclaim an area of ground from a sea or lake by means of dikes. Related terms: polder model
    Sense id: en-polder-en-verb-SvP2x6fh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Inflected forms

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