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Schiermonnikoog
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English
Proper noun
en island p/Friesland c/Netherlands.
en municipality p/Friesland c/Netherlands.
Dutch
nl:
Etymology
First attested as moenkelangenoe around 1400. Compound of nl schier grey monnik monk oog island.. Named after a former Cistercian monastery. Compare nl Grijssloot and nl Wittewierum.
See also fy Skiermûntseach and Schiermonnikoog Frisian fy Schiermonnikeig.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌsxiːr.mɔ.nɪkˈoːx/
nl Nl-Schiermonnikoog.ogg
nl Schier mon nik oog
nl oːx 4
Proper noun
n
nl Schiermonnikoog island p/Friesland c/Netherlands
nl Schier
nl Schiermonnikoog village/and/municipality p/Friesland c/Netherlands
nl Oosterburen
Derived terms
nl Schier Schiermonnikoger Schiermonnikoogs TVTAS
References
schiermonnikoog