polder

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands)

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

Rickett of Kamartha stayed with Polder of Kumaon some fifteen years ago. — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling
Rickett of Kamartha stayed with Polder of Kumaon some fifteen years ago. — The Phantom 'Rickshaw, and Other Ghost Stories, Rudyard Kipling
"The soil of the polders thus drained is remarkably rich and productive. — Dikes and Ditches; Or, Young America in Holland and Belgium, Oliver Optic

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