Zuurland

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Zuurland n

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

References

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