's-Graveland

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as 's Graevenlandt in 1634. Compound of graaf (count) and land (land). The area formerly belonged to the Counts of Holland.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: 's-‧Gra‧ve‧land

Proper noun

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's-Graveland n

  1. A village and former municipality of Wijdemeren, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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