polder

Meanings

Noun

An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.

Verb

To reclaim an area of ground from a sea or lake by means of dikes.

Origin

Borrowed from Dutch polder, from Middle Dutch polre, from Old Dutch polra, of uncertain origin.

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