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Breezand

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Breesant in 1665. Compound of breed (“broad”) and zand (“sand bar”). Named after a former sand bar.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Bree‧zand

Proper noun edit

Breezand n

  1. A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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