Herenstreek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Heerenstreek in 1913. Compound of the plural form of heer (“lord, gentleman”) and streek (“row of houses”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeː.rə(n)ˌstreːk/
• Hyphenation: He‧ren‧streek

Proper noun

Herenstreek n

1. A neighbourhood of Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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