Westernieland

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Westernieland n

1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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