Westzaan
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- Wessanen (dialect form)
Etymology
editFirst attested as westzaenden in 1318. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and the hydronym Zaan. The toponym contrasts with Oostzaan.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: West‧zaan
Proper noun
editWestzaan n
- A village and former municipality of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.