Waarland

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as De Waedt Polder in 1665. Compound of waard (“polder complex surrounded by water”) and land (“land”). Named after a polder.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Waar‧land

Proper noun[edit]

Waarland n

  1. A village in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Kluivenburg (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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