Etymology
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- (Noord-Holland) Attested as eene herberg, het zand genoemt in 1770. Derived from zand (“sand”). Named after a former inn.
- (Alphen-Chaam) Derived from zand (“sand”).
- (Altena) Derived from zand (“sand”).
- (Zeeland) Attested as 't Zand around 1750. Derived from zand (“sand”), here used in the dialectal sense "sand bar, sandy alluvial soil".
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
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't Zand n
- A village in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “t zand”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN