Westerklief

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Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Wester kliff in 1680. Compound of wester (western) and dialectal klief (slope, precipice). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosterklief.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧klief

Proper noun

Westerklief n

  1. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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