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Ameland.

Ameland (an island and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈaː.mə.lɑnt/
  1. Ameland (an island and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as ambla between 819 and 825. Derived from a prehistoric hydronym Proto-Indo-European *amba (compare Proto-Germanic *ama- (“natural watercourse”)). The element land (“land”) is a later addition. Compare Amen, Emmeloord, Emer and Amdorf. See also West Frisian It Amelân.

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