Lillesand

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Lillesand

1. a town with bystatus and municipality of Agder, Norway, formerly part of the county of Aust-Agder

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Litlesand

Etymology

From Danish Lillesand, from lille (“little”) +‎ sand (“sand”), after the older name Sanden (literally “The Sand”). The first part was added when the nearby city Kristiansand was founded.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lilːəsan(d)/

Proper noun

Lillesand m

1. a town with bystatus and municipality of Agder, Norway, formerly part of the county of Aust-Agder