Kloosterburen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as cloosterburen hammerick in 1458. Compound of klooster (“monastery”) and the plural form of buur (“house, cottage”). Named after two former monasteries.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌkloːs.tərˈbyː.rə(n)/
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Hyphenation: Kloos‧ter‧bu‧ren
Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun edit

Kloosterburen n

A village and former municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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