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Het Zand

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Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (Gelderland) Derived from zand (sand).
  • (Drimmelen) First attested as int Zant in 1698. Derived from zand (sand).
  • ('s-Hertogenbosch) Derived from zand (sand).
  • (Tilburg) Derived from zand (sand).
  • (Utrecht) Derived from zand (sand). Named after a road, the name of which references the sandy quality of the soil around it.
  • (Zuid-Holland) Derived from zand (sand).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦɛt ˈzɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: Het Zand
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Proper noun

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Het Zand n

  1. A hamlet in Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands
  2. A hamlet in Drimmelen, North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. A neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
  4. A neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
  5. A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
  6. A neighbourhood of Ridderkerk, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “het zand”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN