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Waterland.

a region in North Holland, encompassing the municipalities Waterland, Landsmeer and parts of Purmerend, Edam-Volendam and Amsterdam-Noord, to the east of Zaandam and mostly to the north of Amsterdam, bordering the IJsselmeer

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈʋaː.tərˌlɑnt/
  1. a region in North Holland, encompassing the municipalities Waterland, Landsmeer and parts of Purmerend, Edam-Volendam and Amsterdam-Noord, to the east of Zaandam and mostly to the north of Amsterdam, bordering the IJsselmeer

    neuter
  2. a municipality of North Holland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch [Term?]. Equivalent to water + land.

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