Klein Driene

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Klein Driene in 1830-1855. Derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and the toponym Driene. The element klein was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot Driene.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛi̯n ˈdri.nə/
  • Hyphenation: Klein Drie‧ne
  • Rhymes: -inə

Proper noun

Klein Driene n

  1. A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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