Ovezande

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as avesand in 1318-1319. Compound of Middle Dutch Ave (a personal name) and zand (“sand bar”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌoː.vəˈzɑn.də/
  • Hyphenation: Ove‧zan‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɑndə

Proper noun

Ovezande n

  1. a village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Ovezandenaar
  • Ovezands

References

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