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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as westzaenden in 1318. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and the hydronym Zaan. The toponym contrasts with Oostzaan.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Westzaan n
- A village and former municipality of Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “westzaan”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN