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

1. A village in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Kloosterzandenaar
• Kloosterzands

References

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