Heilige Land

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Heilig Land

Etymology edit

Probably a calque of Latin Terra Sancta.

The neighbourhood was mostly constructed by a Roman Catholic building corporation; its streets are named after Catholoc institutions and figures from the history of Delft, which in turn led to the area receiving its current name.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌɦɛi̯.ləx ˈlɑnt/

Proper noun edit

Heilige Land n

(Christianity) Holy Land (Palestine, Israel)
A neighbourhood of Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.