Lansingerland

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch Lansingerland.

Proper noun

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Lansingerland

  1. A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of the hydronym Lansingh and land (land). The name was chosen as an ironic pun; the Lansingh separates the villages in the municipality, but its name unites them.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Lan‧sin‧ger‧land

Proper noun

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Lansingerland n

  1. A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Bergschenhoek, Berkel en Rodenrijs, Bleiswijk, Kruisweg, Noordeinde, Rotte