Neeltje Jans

Dutch

Etymology

Uncertain. The sand bar, from which the island was constructed, already bore this name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌneːl.tjə ˈjɑns/
• Hyphenation: Neel‧tje Jans

Proper noun

Neeltje Jans n

1. an artificial island in the Eastern Scheldt, Zeeland, the Netherlands, constructed from a sand bar to be used for building the Oosterscheldekering