Westernieland

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as inden nyen lande in 1406. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and nieuwland (“newly reclaimed land”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosternieland.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈni.lɑnt/
Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧nie‧land

Proper noun edit

Westernieland n

A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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