Ameland

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Ameland. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ameland

  1. An island and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.

Anagrams

Dutch

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Etymology

First attested as ambla between 819 and 825. Derived from a prehistoric hydronym Proto-Indo-European *amba (compare Proto-Germanic *ama- (“natural watercourse”)). The element land (“land”) is a later addition. Compare Amen, Emmeloord, Emer and Amdorf. See also West Frisian It Amelân.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.mə.lɑnt/
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  • Hyphenation: Ame‧land

Proper noun

Ameland n

  1. Ameland (an island and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)
    Meronyms: Ballum, Buren, Hollum, Kooiplaats, Nes

Derived terms

References

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