Groot Driene

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Groot Driene in 1830-1855. Derived from groot (“great, big”) and the toponym Driene. The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein Driene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣroːt ˈdri.nə/
• Hyphenation: Groot Drie‧ne
• Rhymes: -inə

Proper noun

Groot Driene n

1. A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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