Westerklooster

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Wester Clooster in 1781. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and klooster. The settlement is located to the west of Kloosterburen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌkloːs.tər/
  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧kloos‧ter

Proper noun

Westerklooster n

  1. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

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