Klakbaan

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Klakbaan in 1936. Compound of klak (“slush, mud spatter”) and baan (“thoroughfare”). The settlement was named for its location next to the eponymous road.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈklɑk.baːn/
  • Hyphenation: Klak‧baan

Proper noun

Klakbaan n

  1. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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