Het Lage Land

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from laag (“low”) and land (“land”). The neighbourhood was named for its low elevation.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Het‧La‧ge‧Land

Proper noun

Het Lage Land n

  1. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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