Sint Jansklooster

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as campus S. Joannis in 1409. Compound of the name of Saint John and klooster (monastery). Named after a monastery founded by Johannes van Ommen (ca. 1350-1420), one of the followers of Geert Groote.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪnt ˈjɑns.kloːs.tər/
  • Hyphenation: Sint Jans‧kloo‧ster
  • Rhymes: -oːstər

Proper noun

Sint Jansklooster n

  1. A village in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN