Kloosterzande
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as terra que Sand et Grotha appelatur in 1170. Compound of klooster (“monastery”) and zand (“sand bar, alluvial sand deposit”). The element klooster refers to a possession of the Ter Duinen abbey.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkloːs.tərˈzɑn.də/
- Hyphenation: Kloos‧ter‧zan‧de
- Rhymes: -ɑndə
Proper noun
Kloosterzande n
- A village in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Kloosterzandenaar
- Kloosterzands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “kloosterzande”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN