Nieuwlande

Dutch

Etymology

• (Drenthe) First attested as Nieuwlande in 1936. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and land (“land”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Neilaande.
• (Zeeland) First attested as nova terra in 1238. Derived from Middle Dutch nieuwland (“newly reclaimed land”). Lost to flooding in 1532.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niu̯ˈlɑn.də/
• Hyphenation: Nieuw‧lan‧de
• Rhymes: -ɑndə

Proper noun

Nieuwlande n

1. A village in Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands.
2. A former village and former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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