Maasland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as masalandae in 918-948. Compound of the hydronym Maas and Old Dutch land (“land, area”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Maas‧land

Proper noun

Maasland n

  1. a village and former municipality of Midden-Delfland, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “maasland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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