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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Noorderkolonie in 1867. Compound of noorder (“northern, north-”) and kolonie (“colony”). The element noorder was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuiderkolonie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoːr.dər.koːˌloː.ni/
- Hyphenation: Noor‧der‧ko‧lo‧nie
Proper noun
Noorderkolonie n
- A neighbourhood of Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “noorderkolonie”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN