Scholtenskanaal

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Scholten (a surname) and kanaal (“canal”). Named after Willem Albert Scholten, an industrialist who owned many factories in Drenthe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɔl.təns.kaːˌnaːl/
• Hyphenation: Schol‧tens‧ka‧naal

Proper noun

Scholtenskanaal n

1. A neighbourhood of Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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