What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Polder vs Older - What's the difference?

polder | older |

As a noun polder

is (geography) an area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.

As an adjective older is

(old), elder, senior.

polder

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geography) An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
  • *1999 , (Philipp Blom), translating Geert Mak, Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City , Vintage 2001, p. 43:
  • *: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.

    • older

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (old), elder, senior
    • My older' brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s '''older''' by eleven months, not quite a year ' older than me.
  • elderly
    • The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.
    ----