Kamperzeedijk-Oost

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Afsched of de Kamperzeedijk in 1843. Compound of the toponym Kampen, zeedijk (“maritime levee”) and oost (“east”). The element oost was added to distinguish the settlement from Kamperzeedijk-West.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkɑm.pərˈzeː.dɛi̯k ˈoːst/
  • Hyphenation: Kam‧per‧zee‧dijk-‧Oost
  • Rhymes: -oːst

Proper noun

Kamperzeedijk-Oost n

  1. A village in Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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