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Selfkant

German edit

 
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Etymology edit

From a metathesised form of the hydronym Saeffeler Bach, the second part comes from Dutch kant (“side”). The hydronym is possibly derived from Latin sabulum (“coarse sand”). Compare Dutch Zelfkant and Limburgish Selfkantj.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Selfkant n (proper noun, genitive Selfkants or (optionally with an article) Selfkant)

  1. Selfkant (a municipality of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
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