Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Noorderkolonie in 1867. Compound of noorder (northern, north-) and kolonie (colony). The element noorder was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuiderkolonie.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnoːr.dər.koːˌloː.ni/
  • Hyphenation: Noor‧der‧ko‧lo‧nie

Proper noun edit

Noorderkolonie n

  1. A neighbourhood of Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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