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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Ooster kliff in 1680. Compound of ooster (“eastern”) and dialectal klief (“slope, precipice”). The element ooster was added to distinguish the settlement from Westerklief.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧klief
Proper noun
Oosterklief n
- A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oosterklief”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN