Oosterklief

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Ooster kliff in 1680. Compound of ooster (“eastern”) and dialectal klief (“slope, precipice”). The element ooster was added to distinguish the settlement from Westerklief.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧klief

Proper noun

Oosterklief n

1. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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