Proostdijland

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of proosdij (“provosty”) and land (“land”). Mijdrecht and the lands surrounding it were formerly under the control of the Provosty of Saint John in Utrecht.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Proost‧dij‧land

Proper noun

Proostdijland n

A neighbourhood of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands