Strooienstad

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Strooiestad in 1899. Compound of strooien (“made of straw”) and stad (“place”). The settlement was named for the material used to build its first houses. Compare Stroobos, Stroodorp, Stroodorpe and Strooiendorp.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈstroːi̯.ə(n)ˌstɑt/
Hyphenation: Strooi‧en‧stad

Proper noun edit

Strooienstad n

A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

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