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