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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Hofflants Polder in 1615. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and Middle Dutch hoflant (“lordly land, land belonging to a homestead”). Named after a polder.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Noord-‧Hof‧land
Proper noun
Noord-Hofland n
- A neighbourhood of Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “noord-hofland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN