Westerklief

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Wester kliff in 1680. Compound of wester (“western”) and dialectal klief (“slope, precipice”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosterklief.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧klief

Proper noun edit

Westerklief n

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

References edit

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