Strooienstad

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Strooiestad in 1899. Compound of strooien (“made of straw”) and stad (“place”). The settlement was named for the material used to build its first houses. Compare Stroobos, Stroodorp, Stroodorpe and Strooiendorp.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstroːi̯.ə(n)ˌstɑt/
Hyphenation: Strooi‧en‧stad

Proper noun

Strooienstad n

A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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