Westerland

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English

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Proper noun

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Westerland

  1. A town, seaside resort and former municipality on the island of Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as westenlande and westelant in 1343-1344. Compound of Middle Dutch wester (western, west-) and land (land). The toponym contrasts with Oosterland.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧land

Proper noun

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Westerland n

  1. A village in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “westerland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ant

Proper noun

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Westerland n (proper noun, genitive Westerlands or (optionally with an article) Westerland)

  1. Westerland (a city in northern Germany)