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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as de Kolonie in 1830-1855. Derived from groot (“big, great”) and kolonie (“settlement in a peat extraction area”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Kleine Kolonie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣroː.tə koːˈloː.ni/
- Hyphenation: Gro‧te Ko‧lo‧nie
Proper noun
Grote Kolonie n
- A hamlet in Nunspeet, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN