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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
- 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