Zeeland

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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From Dutch Zeeland.

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Zeeland

  1. A province of the Netherlands.
  2. A city in Michigan.
  3. A city in North Dakota.

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Dutch[edit]

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeː.lɑnt/
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  • Hyphenation: Zee‧land

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch sêelant. Equivalent to zee (sea) +‎ land (land) or from zeeland (coastal land).

Proper noun[edit]

Zeeland n

  1. Zeeland (a province of the Netherlands)
    Meronyms: Borsele, Goes, Hulst, Kapelle, Middelburg, Noord-Beveland, Reimerswaal, Schouwen-Duiveland, Sluis, Terneuzen, Tholen, Veere, Vlissingen
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  • English: Zealand
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Etymology 2[edit]

  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as zeelant in 1376. Potentially derived from Old High German selilant (free patrimony), itself derived from Latin terra salica (free patrimony, possession subject to Salic law).
  • (Gelderland) First attested as 't guet geheiten zelandt in 1406. Potentially derived from Old High German selilant (free patrimony), itself derived from Latin terra salica (free patrimony, possession subject to Salic law).

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Zeeland n

  1. A village and former municipality of Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands.
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References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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