Kamperland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as campan in 976. Compound of a toponym derived from the dative plural form of kamp (“enclosed piece of land”) and land (“land”). The first element of the toponym is the name of the former village of Kampen, which was destroyed by flooding in 1530 and 1532.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑm.pərˌlɑnt/
• Hyphenation: Kam‧per‧land

Proper noun

Kamperland n

1. A village in Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Kamperlander
• Kamperlands

References

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