Kamperpoort

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kamperpoortenvoorstad around 1700. Compound of the toponym Kampen and poort (“gate”). Named after one of the former gates of Zwolle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɑm.pərˈpoːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Kam‧per‧poort
  • Rhymes: -oːrt

Proper noun

Kamperpoort n

  1. a neighbourhood of Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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