Noorderkolonie

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Noorderkolonie in 1867. Compound of noorder (“northern, north-”) and kolonie (“colony”). The element noorder was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuiderkolonie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoːr.dər.koːˌloː.ni/
• Hyphenation: Noor‧der‧ko‧lo‧nie

Proper noun

Noorderkolonie n

1. A neighbourhood of Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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