Klazienaveen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Klazienaveen in 1899. Compound of Klaziena (“a personal name”) +‎ veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Named after the wife of the founder of the settlement.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Klazieneveen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /klaːˌzi.naːˈveːn/
Hyphenation: Kla‧zie‧na‧veen
Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun edit

Klazienaveen n

A village in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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