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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as inden nyen lande in 1406. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and nieuwland (“newly reclaimed land”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosternieland.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈni.lɑnt/
- Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧nie‧land
Proper noun
Westernieland n
- A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN