Oosterklief

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Ooster kliff in 1680. Compound of ooster (“eastern”) and dialectal klief (“slope, precipice”). The element ooster was added to distinguish the settlement from Westerklief.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧klief

Proper noun edit

Oosterklief n

A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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