Westerklooster

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Wester Clooster in 1781. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and klooster. The settlement is located to the west of Kloosterburen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌkloːs.tər/
Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧kloos‧ter

Proper noun

Westerklooster n

A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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