Westzaan
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Wessanen (dialect form)
Etymology[edit]
First attested as westzaenden in 1318. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and the hydronym Zaan. The toponym contrasts with Oostzaan.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: West‧zaan
Proper noun[edit]
Westzaan n
- A village and former municipality of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.