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Strand

See also: strand and štrand

English

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Etymology

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So called after the north strand (i.e. shore) of the river Thames.

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Strand (countable and uncountable, plural Strands)

  1. A surname.
  2. (as "the Strand") A street in Westminster running from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street.
  3. An area surrounding the street in central London, Greater London, England.
  4. A municipality of Rogaland, Norway.

Usage notes

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  • (street): Though many sources add “the”, official documentation from Westminster City Council calls the road simply “Strand”—not “the Strand”—as do the street name-plates and maps.

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Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as Strand (Het) in 1913. Calque of West Frisian It Strân, derived from strân (“beach”).

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Strand n

  1. A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German strant, from Old High German *strand, from Proto-Germanic *strandō. Cognate with English strand (“shore; beach”). More at strand.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Strand m (strong, genitive Strandes or Strands, plural Strände)

  1. beach

Declension

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Declension of Strand [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Strand die Strände
genitive eines des Strandes, Strands der Strände
dative einem dem Strand, Strande1 den Stränden
accusative einen den Strand die Strände

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Hungarian: strand
  • → Romanian: ștrand
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: штранд
    Latin script: štrand

See also

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Further reading

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  • “Strand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Strand” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Strand” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German strand, from Old High German strant, from Proto-Germanic *strandō. Cognate with German Strand, Dutch strand, English strand, Icelandic strönd.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Strand m (plural Stränn)

  1. beach

Synonyms

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Proper noun

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Strand

  1. A municipality of Rogaland, Norway.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

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Strand

  1. A municipality of Rogaland, Norway.

Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian *strand, from Proto-Germanic *strandō.

Noun

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Strand m

  1. beach, shore, strand

Swedish

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Proper noun

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Strand c (genitive Strands)

  1. a surname
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