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[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN