Engeland

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ŋəˌlɑnt/
• Hyphenation: En‧ge‧land

From Middle Dutch Engelant.

Engeland n

1. England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
2. (loosely) Great Britain (a large island of the United Kingdom in Northern Europe)
3. (loosely) United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)

• Groot-Brittannië
• Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Engelandvaarder

• Engels

• → Lokono: Engelanta

• (Drenthe) First attested as Engellant in 1811-1813. Derived from Middle Dutch engelant (“pasture, grassland”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Engelaand.
• (Apeldoorn) First attested as englandi in 801. Compound of eng (“pasture, acreage”) and Old Dutch landi (“land”). A local toponymic legend holds that the name is derived from an ancient jury court "in the English style" that is supposed to have convened in the village. There is no historical evidence for the existence of such a court.
• (Oldebroek) First attested as ENGELAND in 1843. Derived from Middle Dutch engelant (“pasture, grassland”).
• (Dalfsen) First attested as ENGELAND in 1843. Derived from Middle Dutch engelant (“pasture, grassland”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Engelaand.
• (Hardenberg) First attested as ENGELAND in 1843. Derived from Middle Dutch engelant (“pasture, grassland”).

Engeland n

1. a hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
3. a hamlet in Oldebroek, Gelderland, Netherlands
4. a hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands
5. a hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands

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