Kloosterzande

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as terra que Sand et Grotha appelatur in 1170. Compound of klooster (“monastery”) and zand (“sand bar, alluvial sand deposit”). The element klooster refers to a possession of the Ter Duinen abbey.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkloːs.tərˈzɑn.də/
  • Hyphenation: Kloos‧ter‧zan‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɑndə

Proper noun

Kloosterzande n

  1. A village in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Kloosterzandenaar
  • Kloosterzands

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