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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)/
- Hyphenation: Kloos‧ter‧bu‧ren
- Rhymes: -yːrən
Proper noun
Kloosterburen n
- 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