Oosterland
Dutch
editEtymology
edit- (Zeeland) First attested as oesterer nuwelant in duvelant in 1370. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and land (“land”). See also Zealandic Oôsterland.
- (Noord-Holland) First attested as oestenlande in 1343-1344. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern, east-”) and land (“land”). The toponym contrasts with Westerland.
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editProper noun
editOosterland n
- A village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.
- A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
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- nl:Villages in Zeeland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in Zeeland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- nl:Villages in North Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in North Holland, Netherlands