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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Kloosterdijk in 1899. Compound of klooster (“monastery”) and dijk (“levee”). The area where the current settlement is located was formerly owned by the Cistercian abbey at Sibculo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkloːs.tərˈdɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Kloos‧ter‧dijk
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯k
Proper noun
Kloosterdijk n
- A hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN