De Volgerlanden

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from the plural form of Middle Dutch volgerlant (“freshly reclaimed land adjoining older land”). Compare Folgeren.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: De Vol‧ger‧lan‧den

Proper noun

De Volgerlanden n

  1. A neighbourhood of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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