Kloosterburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as cloosterburen hammerick in 1458. Compound of klooster (“monastery”) and the plural form of buur (“house, cottage”). Named after two former monasteries.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkloːs.tərˈbyː.rə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Kloos‧ter‧bu‧ren
  • Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Kloosterburen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

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