Zuidland

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Sland (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as zuutland in 1340. Compound of Middle Dutch suut (“south-, southern”) and lant (“land”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Zuid‧land

Proper noun

Zuidland n

  1. A village and former municipality of Nissewaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Zuidlander
  • Zuidlands

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “zuidland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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