't Zand

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Noord-Holland) Attested as eene herberg, het zand genoemt in 1770. Derived from zand (“sand”). Named after a former inn.
  • (Alphen-Chaam) Derived from zand (“sand”).
  • (Altena) Derived from zand (“sand”).
  • (Zeeland) Attested as 't Zand around 1750. Derived from zand (“sand”), here used in the dialectal sense "sand bar, sandy alluvial soil".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ət ˈzɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: 't Zand
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt
  • Homophone: 't Zandt

Proper noun

't Zand n

  1. A village in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands.
  3. A hamlet in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands.
  4. A neighbourhood of Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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