Klazienaveen
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as Klazienaveen in 1899. Compound of Klaziena (a personal name) + veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Named after the wife of the founder of the settlement.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Klazieneveen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Klazienaveen n
- A village in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands
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[edit]References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN