noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK:/ˈpəʊldə/
UK:/ˈpɒldə/
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rhymes with -əʊldə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:P OW1 L D ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To reclaim an area of ground from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: land, ground, soil
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch polder, from Middle Dutch polre, from Old Dutch polra, of uncertain origin.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
polder
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
Danish:
kog
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
Dutch:
polder
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
Esperanto:
poldero
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
Estonian:
polder
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
Finnish:
polderi
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
French:
polder
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
Georgian:
პოლდერი
(ṗolderi)
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
German:
Polder
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
Indonesian:
polder
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
Italian:
polder
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
Latvian:
polderis
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
Lithuanian:
pòlderis
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
Polish:
polder
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
Portuguese:
pólder
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
Portuguese:
pôlder
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
Russian:
по́льдер
(pólʹder)
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
Spanish:
pólder
— area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes
