Langeland

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Proper noun

Langeland

  1. An island and municipality in southern Denmark.
  2. A community (district) in the town of Bad Driburg, Höxter district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Langeland in 1874. Compound of lang (“long”) and land (“land”). The name derives from a section of empoldered land divided into long parcels. The toponym contrasts with Kortland.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Lan‧ge‧land

Proper noun

Langeland n

  1. A neighbourhood of Krimpen aan den IJssel, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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