Kloosterhaar
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as De Klooster Haar in 1868. Compound of klooster (“monastery”) and haar (“sandy ridge”). The area where the current settlement is located was formerly owned by the Cistercian abbey at Sibculo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkloːs.tərˈɦaːr/
- Hyphenation: Kloos‧ter‧haar
- Rhymes: -aːr
Proper noun
Kloosterhaar n
- A village in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN