Scholtenskanaal

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Scholten (a surname) and kanaal (“canal”). Named after Willem Albert Scholten, an industrialist who owned many factories in Drenthe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɔl.təns.kaːˌnaːl/
  • Hyphenation: Schol‧tens‧ka‧naal

Proper noun

Scholtenskanaal n

  1. a neighbourhood of Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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