Waddeneilanden

See also: waddeneilanden

Dutch

Etymology

The plural waddeneilanden of waddeneiland (“island on a tidal mudflat”) used as a proper noun.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Wad‧den‧ei‧lan‧den

Proper noun

Waddeneilanden pl

1. Frisian Islands (an archipelago in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, separating the Wadden Sea from the North Sea)

   De Waddeneilanden zijn belangrijk voor trekkende vogels. ― The Frisian Islands are important for migrating birds.

Noun

Waddeneilanden

1. plural of Waddeneiland (“an island of the Frisian Islands”)

   De plant is op twee Waddeneilanden gevonden. ― The plant has been found on two islands of the Frisian Islands