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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as nederbloclant in 1407. Compound of laag (“low”) and Middle Dutch blokland (“land without access to nearby roads”). The element laag was added to distinguish the settlement from Hoogblokland.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Laag‧blok‧land
Proper noun
Laagblokland n
- A hamlet and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “laagblokland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN