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/ˈpəʊldə/ · noun
(geography) An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes..
The patron saint of the Oude Kerk, Saint Nicolaas, the ‘water saint’, was also very popular, as he protected the sailors and those living on the polders from the dangers of the sea.
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Polder means (geography) An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes..
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The patron saint of the Oude Kerk, Saint Nicolaas, the ‘water saint’, was also very popular, as he protected the sailors and those living on the polders from the dangers of the sea.
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