Etymology
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- (Borsele) Attested as Oudelants P. around 1750. Derived from oudland (“land which has not been reclaimed, already existing land”).
- (Tholen) Attested as 't Oudeland in 1343. Derived from oudland (“land which has not been reclaimed, already existing land”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ɦɛt ˈɑu̯.dəˌlɑnt/
- Hyphenation: Het Ou‧de‧land
Proper noun
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Het Oudeland n
- A hamlet in Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “het oudeland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN