Westernieland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as inden nyen lande in 1406. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and nieuwland (“newly reclaimed land”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosternieland.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈni.lɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧nie‧land

Proper noun

Westernieland n

  1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

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