Klazienaveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Klazienaveen in 1899. Compound of Klaziena (a personal name) +‎ veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Named after the wife of the founder of the settlement.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Klazieneveen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klaːˌzi.naːˈveːn/
  • Hyphenation: Kla‧zie‧na‧veen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Klazienaveen n

  1. a village in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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