Scholtenskanaal

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Scholten (“a surname”) and kanaal (“canal”). Named after Willem Albert Scholten, an industrialist who owned many factories in Drenthe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɔl.təns.kaːˌnaːl/
  • Hyphenation: Schol‧tens‧ka‧naal

Proper noun

Scholtenskanaal n

  1. A neighbourhood of Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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