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Stieltjeskanaal
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Stieltjeskanaal in 1899. Compound of nl Stieltjes a surname and nl kanaal canal. Named after engineer Thomas J. Stieltjes (1819-1878), whose company received a concession to dig the canal in 1880.
See also nds-nl Stieltieskanaol.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈstil.tjəs.kaːˌnaːl/
nl Stiel tjes ka naal
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Coevorden p/Drenthe c/Netherlands
References
nl eponyms