Westzaan

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Wessanen (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as westzaenden in 1318. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and the hydronym Zaan. The toponym contrasts with Oostzaan.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: West‧zaan

Proper noun

Westzaan n

  1. A village and former municipality of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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