Westerklooster

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Wester Clooster in 1781. From wester- (“western, west-”) +‎ klooster. The settlement is located to the west of Kloosterburen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌkloːs.tər/
• Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧kloos‧ter

Proper noun

Westerklooster n

1. a hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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