rivier
English meaning: River
Dutch Definition
(Nederlands)Een grote natuurlijke waterstroom die vanuit het binnenland naar zee of een meer stroomt.
English Definition
A large natural stream of water flowing to the sea. The Netherlands is shaped by its river delta — the Rhine (Rijn), Maas, Waal, and Schelde rivers converge in the Netherlands. Rotterdam sits at the Rhine delta mouth. Dutch river management (room for the river — ruimte voor de rivier) is a globally studied adaptive approach to flood risk, creating natural flood plains instead of higher dikes.
Example
“De deltawerken beschermen Nederland tegen overstromingen van de Rijn en Maas.”
In English: “The Delta Works protect the Netherlands from floods from the Rhine and Maas rivers.”
Synonyms
- waterloop
- stroom
Literary Heritage
“Amsterdam, gebouwt op palen, schijnt te drijven als de waelen.”
“Amsterdam, built upon piles, seems to float like the waves.”
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