Goeree-Overflakkee

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from a contraction of the toponym Goedereede and the toponym Overflakkee. The name of the municipality refers to the two islands which were fused to form the current island.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Goe‧ree-‧Over‧flak‧kee

Proper noun

Goeree-Overflakkee n

1. An island and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Goereê-Overflakkeê (Zealandic, unofficial)

   Meronyms: Achthuizen, Battenoord, Den Bommel, Dirksland, Goedereede, Havenhoofd, Herkingen, Kranendijk, Langstraat, Melissant, Middelharnis, Nieuwe-Tonge, Ooltgensplaat, Oostdijk, Ouddorp, Oude-Tonge, Sommelsdijk, Stad aan 't Haringvliet, Stellendam, Stoof, Zuidzijde

Further reading

• Goeree-Overflakkee on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl