Kloosterzande

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as terra que Sand et Grotha appelatur in 1170. Compound of klooster (“monastery”) and zand (“sand bar, alluvial sand deposit”). The element klooster refers to a possession of the Ter Duinen abbey.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌkloːs.tərˈzɑn.də/
Hyphenation: Kloos‧ter‧zan‧de
Rhymes: -ɑndə

Proper noun edit

Kloosterzande n

A village in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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