Zeeland
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Zeeland
- A province of the Netherlands.
- A village in North Brabant, Netherlands.
- A city in Ottawa County, Michigan.
- A city in McIntosh County, North Dakota.
Synonyms
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Translations
province
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See also
- (Provinces of the Netherlands) provinces of the Netherlands; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, North Brabant, North Holland, Overijssel, South Holland, Utrecht, Zeeland (Category: en:Provinces of the Netherlands)
Anagrams
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Zélland (Noord-Brabant, dialect form)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch sêelant. Equivalent to zee (“sea”) + land (“land”) or from zeeland (“coastal land”).
Proper noun
Zeeland n
- Zeeland (a province of the Netherlands)
- Meronyms: Borsele, Goes, Hulst, Kapelle, Middelburg, Noord-Beveland, Reimerswaal, Schouwen-Duiveland, Sluis, Terneuzen, Tholen, Veere, Vlissingen
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Descendants
- → English: Zealand
See also
- Zeêland (Zealandic)
- (Provinces of the Netherlands) Provincies van Nederland; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Zuid-Holland, Utrecht, Zeeland (Category: nl:Provinces of the Netherlands)
Etymology 2
Both toponyms are potentially related to Old High German selilant (“free patrimony”), itself derived from Latin terra salica (“free patrimony, possession subject to Salic law”).
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as zeelant in 1376.
- (Gelderland) First attested as 't guet geheiten zelandt in 1406.
Proper noun
Zeeland n
- A village and former municipality of Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands
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References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN