Oosterklief

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧klief

Proper noun

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Oosterklief n

  1. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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