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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Dirck Smeets Landeken in 1514. Compound of Smeets (a surname) and land (“land”). Originally the name of a polder. Possibly linked to Smitshoek.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Smeetsland n
- A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “smeetsland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN