Oosterklief

Dutch

Etymology

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
  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧klief

Proper noun

Oosterklief n

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

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