Oosterklief

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Ooster kliff in 1680. From ooster- (“eastern”) and dialectal klief (“slope, precipice”). The element ooster- was added to distinguish the settlement from Westerklief.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧klief

Proper noun

Oosterklief n

  1. a hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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