Etymology[edit]
Compound of Scholten (“a surname”) and kanaal (“canal”). Named after Willem Albert Scholten, an industrialist who owned many factories in Drenthe.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈsxɔl.təns.kaːˌnaːl/
- Hyphenation: Schol‧tens‧ka‧naal
Proper noun[edit]
Scholtenskanaal n
- A neighbourhood of Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “scholtenskanaal”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
