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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as het gors colinsplate in 1489. Compound of Middle Dutch Colijn (a personal name) and plaat (“sand bar visible at low tide”).
See also Zealandic Kersplaete, Colijn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkoː.lɛi̯nsˈplaːt/
- Hyphenation: Co‧lijns‧plaat
- Rhymes: -aːt
Proper noun
Colijnsplaat n
- A village and former municipality of Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “colijnsplaat”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN