Oosternieland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as den nyen lande in 1448. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and nieuwland (“newly reclaimed land”). The element ooster was added to distinguish the settlement from Westernieland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoːs.tərˈni.lɑnt/
• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧nie‧land

Proper noun

Oosternieland n

1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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