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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Sancti Ioannis ad Lapidem in 1248. Compound of the name of Saint John the Baptist and Middle Dutch steen (“stone, rock”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsɪnt ˈjɑn.steːn/
- Hyphenation: Sint Jan‧steen
Proper noun
Sint Jansteen n
- A village and former municipality of Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “sint jansteen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN