Wiktionary

Zuurland

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as 't suyderlant in 1423 and 1424. Derived from a contracted compound of Middle Dutch suyder (“southern”) and lant (“land”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈzyːr.lɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: Zuur‧land

Proper noun edit

Zuurland n

  1. A neighbourhood of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “zuurland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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