Aldlân

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from West Frisian Aldlân, a compound of âld (old) and lân (land). The toponym contrasts with Nijlân.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlt.lɑn/
  • Hyphenation: Ald‧lân

Proper noun

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Aldlân n

  1. A neighbourhood of Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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