Oostzaan

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Oossanen (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as oestzaenden in 1318. Compound of Middle Dutch oest (“east-, eastern”) and the hydronym Zaan. The toponym contrasts with Westzaan.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Oost‧zaan

Proper noun

Oostzaan n

1. A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

   Meronyms: Achterdichting, De Haal, De Heul, Kerkbuurt, Noordeinde, Zuideinde

Derived terms

• Oostzaner
• Oostzaans
• Oostzanerwerf
• Tuindorp Oostzaan

References

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