Slotervaart

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as De Slooter vaert in 1687. Compound of the toponym Sloten and vaart (“navigable water”). Named after a canal.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Slo‧ter‧vaart

Proper noun

Slotervaart n

1. A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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