Oosterstreek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Oosterstreek in 1974. Compound of ooster (“eastern”) and streek (“row of houses”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌstreːk/
• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧streek

Proper noun

Oosterstreek n

1. A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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