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Definition of polder
: a tract of low land (as in the Netherlands) reclaimed from a body of water (such as the sea)
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Kinderdijk, which translates to children's dike, lies in the Alblasserwaard polder (land that's been reclaimed from the sea, marshes or river floodplains) at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers.
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Generative sound machine Eemnes Machine by Victor Wentink was conceived as a permanent installation powered by solar energy in a desert-like environment, a new polder in Flevoland.
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Origin and Etymology of polder
Dutch
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