Aldlân

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from West Frisian Aldlân, a compound of âld (“old”) and lân (“land”). The toponym contrasts with Nijlân.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlt.lɑn/
  • Hyphenation: Ald‧lân

Proper noun

Aldlân n

  1. A neighbourhood of Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

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