Nieuw-Lekkerland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as leckerland in 1280. Compound of Middle Dutch niuw (“new”), the hydronym Lek and lant (“land, polderland”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Nieuw-‧Lek‧ker‧land

Proper noun

Nieuw-Lekkerland n

  1. a village and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Nieuw-Lekkerlander
  • Nieuw-Lekkerlands

References

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