Strooienstad

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Strooiestad in 1899. Compound of strooien (“made of straw”) and stad (“place”). The settlement was named for the material used to build its first houses. Compare Stroobos, Stroodorp, Stroodorpe and Strooiendorp.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstroːi̯.ə(n)ˌstɑt/
  • Hyphenation: Strooi‧en‧stad

Proper noun

Strooienstad n

  1. A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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