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
- Hyphenation: Oost‧zaan
Proper noun
Oostzaan n
- A village and municipality of Noord-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 (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN