Biesland
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Etymology edit
- (Zuid-Holland) Attested as De Bieslants Polder in 1611. Compound of bies (“club-rush, Scirpus sp.”) and land (“land”). Named after a former fiefdom.
- (Limburg) Attested as Bies land in 1838-1857. Compound of bies (“club-rush, Scirpus sp.”) and land (“land”). Formerly an independent hamlet.
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Proper noun edit
Biesland n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.