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Dutch
Etymology
- (Gelderland) Derived from zand (“sand”).
- (Drimmelen) First attested as int Zant in 1698. Derived from zand (“sand”).
- ('s-Hertogenbosch) Derived from zand (“sand”).
- (Tilburg) Derived from zand (“sand”).
- (Utrecht) Derived from zand (“sand”). Named after a road, the name of which references the sandy quality of the soil around it.
- (Zuid-Holland) Derived from zand (“sand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɛt ˈzɑnt/
- Hyphenation: Het Zand
- Rhymes: -ɑnt
Proper noun
Het Zand n
- A hamlet in Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Drimmelen, North Brabant, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Ridderkerk, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “het zand”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN