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Zeeland.

Zeeland (a province of the Netherlands)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈzeː.lɑnt/
  1. Zeeland (a province of the Netherlands)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch Sêelant. Equivalent to zee (“sea”) + land (“land”) or from zeeland (“coastal land”).

name/ˈzeː.lɑnt/
  1. a village and former municipality of Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands

    neuter
  2. a hamlet in Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

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.

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