Stieltjeskanaal
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as Stieltjeskanaal in 1899. Compound of Stieltjes (“a surname”) and kanaal (“canal”). Named after engineer Thomas J. Stieltjes (1819-1878), whose company received a concession to dig the canal in 1880.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Stieltieskanaol.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Stieltjeskanaal n
- A village in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN