Kloosterdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kloosterdijk in 1899. Compound of klooster (“monastery”) and dijk (“levee”). The area where the current settlement is located was formerly owned by the Cistercian abbey at Sibculo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌkloːs.tərˈdɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Kloos‧ter‧dijk
Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Kloosterdijk n

A hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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