Zeeland
See also: zeeland
English
editEtymology
editProper noun
editZeeland
- A province of the Netherlands.
- A village in North Brabant, Netherlands.
- A city in Ottawa County, Michigan.
- A city in McIntosh County, North Dakota.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
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See also
edit- (Provinces of the Netherlands) provinces of the Netherlands; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, North Brabant, North Holland, Overijssel, South Holland, Utrecht, Zeeland (Category: en:Provinces of the Netherlands)
Anagrams
editDutch
editAlternative forms
edit- Zélland (Noord-Brabant, dialect form)
Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch sêelant. Equivalent to zee (“sea”) + land (“land”) or from zeeland (“coastal land”).
Proper noun
editZeeland n
- Zeeland (a province of the Netherlands)
- Meronyms: Borsele, Goes, Hulst, Kapelle, Middelburg, Noord-Beveland, Reimerswaal, Schouwen-Duiveland, Sluis, Terneuzen, Tholen, Veere, Vlissingen
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → English: Zealand
See also
edit- Zeêland (Zealandic)
- (Provinces of the Netherlands) Provincies van Nederland; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Zuid-Holland, Utrecht, Zeeland (Category: nl:Provinces of the Netherlands)
Etymology 2
editBoth toponyms are potentially related to Old High German selilant (“free patrimony”), itself derived from Latin terra salica (“free patrimony, possession subject to Salic law”).
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as zeelant in 1376.
- (Gelderland) First attested as 't guet geheiten zelandt in 1406.
Proper noun
editZeeland n
- A village and former municipality of Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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editCategories:
- English terms derived from Dutch
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Zeeland, Netherlands
- en:Provinces of the Netherlands
- en:Places in the Netherlands
- en:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
- en:Villages in the Netherlands
- en:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- en:Cities in Michigan, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Michigan, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Cities in North Dakota, USA
- en:Places in North Dakota, USA
- English terms suffixed with -land
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch compound terms
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Zeeland, Netherlands
- nl:Provinces of the Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- nl:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in Gelderland, Netherlands