Noorderkolonie

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Noorderkolonie in 1867. From noorder- (“northern, north-”) +‎ kolonie (“colony”). The element noorder- was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuiderkolonie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnoːr.dər.koːˌloː.ni/
  • Hyphenation: Noor‧der‧ko‧lo‧nie

Proper noun

Noorderkolonie n

  1. a neighbourhood of Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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