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Etymology

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Attested as Middeneierland in 1936. Compound of midden (middle, mid-) and the toponym Eierland. The element midden was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuid-Eierland.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmɪ.də(n) ˈɛi̯.ərˌlɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: Mid‧den-‧Eier‧land

Proper noun

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Midden-Eierland n

  1. A hamlet in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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