Aldlân

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from West Frisian Aldlân, a compound of âld (“old”) and lân (“land”). The toponym contrasts with Nijlân.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlt.lɑn/
• Hyphenation: Ald‧lân

Proper noun

Aldlân n

1. A neighbourhood of Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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