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 (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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