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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
- A neighbourhood of Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “zuiderkolonie”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN