Friesland

English

Etymology

From Middle English Frīsland, from Old English Frīsland (“Frisia”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹiːzlənd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /fɹiːzlænd/

Proper noun

Friesland

1. A province of the Netherlands.
2. A district of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Holonyms

• (both senses): Frisia
• (Netherlandic province): Netherlands
• (German region/district): Germany

Translations

province of the Netherlands

• Arabic: فرايزلاند
• Breton: Bro-Friz f, Friz f
• Catalan: Frísia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 弗里斯蘭／弗里斯兰 (zh) (Fúlǐsīlán)

• Corsican: Frisia f
• Czech: Frísko n
• Dutch: Friesland (nl) n
• Esperanto: Frislando (eo), Frisujo (rare), Frisio (rare)
• Finnish: Friisinmaa (fi)
• French: Frise (fr)
• Georgian: ფრისლანდია (prislandia)
• German: Friesland (de) n
• Icelandic: Frísland n
• Irish: an Fhreaslainn f
• Italian: Frisia (it) f
• Latin: Frisia
• Latvian: Frīzlande f
• Macedonian: Фризија f (Frizija)
• Manx: Freeshlann f
• North Frisian: Fraschlönj n, Weestfraschlönj
• Norwegian: Frisland n
• Occitan: Frísia f, Frisa f
• Old English: Frisland
• Old Norse: Frísland n
• Polish: Fryzja (pl) f
• Portuguese: Frísia (pt) f
• Russian: Фрисла́ндия (ru) f (Frislándija)
• Saterland Frisian: Wäästfräislound
• Scots: Friesland, Frisie
• Slovene: Frizija f
• Spanish: Frisia f
• Swedish: Friesland (sv) n
• Tagalog: Prisya
• West Frisian: Fryslân (fy) n

German region/district

• German: Friesland (de) n

See also

• (Provinces of the Netherlands) provinces of the Netherlands; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, North Brabant, North Holland, Overijssel, South Holland, Utrecht, Zeeland ^{(Category: en:Provinces of the Netherlands)}

Anagrams

• filanders, firelands

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfris.lɑnt/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Fries‧land

Etymology 1

From Fries (“Frisian, pertaining to Frisia”) and land (“land, country”).

Proper noun

Friesland n

1. Friesland, a province of the Netherlands.

   Meronyms: Achtkarspelen, Ameland, Dantumadiel, De Fryske Marren, Harlingen, Heerenveen, Leeuwarden, Noardeast-Fryslân, Ooststellingwerf, Opsterland, Schiermonnikoog, Smallingerland, Súdwest-Fryslân, Terschelling, Tytsjerksteradiel, Vlieland, Waadhoeke, Weststellingwerf

Etymology 2

First attested as Oost-Vriesland in the 18th century. Named after a farmhouse, which in turn is named after duchess Maria Leopoldina of Oost-Friesland-Rietberg.

Proper noun

Friesland n

1. A hamlet in Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands.

See also

• (Provinces of the Netherlands) Provincies van Nederland; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Zuid-Holland, Utrecht, Zeeland ^{(Category: nl:Provinces of the Netherlands)}

German

Etymology

From Friese +‎ Land.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʁiːsˌlant/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Fries‧land

Proper noun

Friesland n (proper noun, strong, genitive Frieslands)

1. Frisia
2. Friesland (a rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany; seat: Jever)
3. Friesland (a province of the Netherlands)

Derived terms

• Nordfriesland
• Ostfriesland
• West-Friesland

Related terms

• Friese, Friesin
• friesisch
• Friesisch