Zuiderkolonie

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Zuiderkolonie n

  1. a neighbourhood of Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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