Zuiderkolonie

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Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Zuiderkolonie in 1867. Compound of zuider (southern, south-) and kolonie (colony). The element zuider was added to distinguish the settlement from Noorderkolonie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzœy̯.dər.koːˌloː.ni/
  • Hyphenation: Zui‧der‧ko‧lo‧nie

Proper noun

Zuiderkolonie n

  1. A neighbourhood of Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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