Groot Driene

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣroːt ˈdri.nə/
  • Hyphenation: Groot Drie‧ne
  • Rhymes: -inə

Proper noun

Groot Driene n

  1. a neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “groot driene”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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