Groot Driene

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Groot Driene in 1830-1855. Derived from groot (“great, big”) and the toponym Driene. The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein Driene.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣroːt ˈdri.nə/
Hyphenation: Groot Drie‧ne
Rhymes: -inə

Proper noun edit

Groot Driene n

A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “groot driene”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN