Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as de Kolonie in 1830-1855. Derived from groot (big, great) and kolonie (settlement in a peat extraction area). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Kleine Kolonie.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣroː.tə koːˈloː.ni/
  • Hyphenation: Gro‧te Ko‧lo‧nie

Proper noun edit

Grote Kolonie n

  1. A hamlet in Nunspeet, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN