Zuiderkolonie

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Zuiderkolonie in 1867. Compound of zuider (“southern, south-”) and kolonie (“colony”). The element zuider was added to distinguish the settlement from Noorderkolonie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzœy̯.dər.koːˌloː.ni/
• Hyphenation: Zui‧der‧ko‧lo‧nie

Proper noun

Zuiderkolonie n

1. A neighbourhood of Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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