Nijlân

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as het Nieuwland in 1846. Borrowed from West Frisian Nijlân, a compound of nij (“new”) and lân (“land”). The toponym contrasts with Aldlân.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛi̯.lɑn/
• Hyphenation: Nij‧lân

Proper noun

Nijlân n

1. A neighbourhood of Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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