Kloostermanswijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Kloostermanswijk of Hoofdwijk C in 1936. Compound of Kloosterman (“a surname”) and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”). Named after a nearby canal.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkloːs.tər.mɑnsˌʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Kloos‧ter‧mans‧wijk

Proper noun

Kloostermanswijk n

  1. A neighbourhood of Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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