Langeland
English
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Proper noun
editLangeland
- An island and municipality in southern Denmark.
- A community (district) in the town of Bad Driburg, Höxter district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Langeland in 1874. Compound of lang (“long”) and land (“land”). The name derives from a section of empoldered land divided into long parcels. The toponym contrasts with Kortland.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Lan‧ge‧land
Proper noun
editLangeland n
- A neighbourhood of Krimpen aan den IJssel, South Holland, Netherlands
References
editCategories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Islands
- en:Municipalities of Denmark
- en:Places in Denmark
- en:Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia
- en:Villages in Germany
- en:Places in North Rhine-Westphalia
- en:Places in Germany
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Neighbourhoods in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands