Oostzaan

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Dutch

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Etymology

First attested as oestzaenden in 1318. Compound of Middle Dutch oest (east-, eastern) and the hydronym Zaan. The toponym contrasts with Westzaan.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Oost‧zaan

Proper noun

Oostzaan n

  1. A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Achterdichting, De Haal, De Heul, Kerkbuurt, Noordeinde, Zuideinde

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References

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