Westerland

English

Proper noun

Westerland

A town, seaside resort and former municipality on the island of Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as westenlande and westelant in 1343-1344. Compound of Middle Dutch wester (“western, west-”) and land (“land”). The toponym contrasts with Oosterland.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧land

Proper noun

Westerland n

A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Westerlander
Westerlands

References

van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “westerland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Westerland n (proper noun, genitive Westerlands or (optionally with an article) Westerland)

Westerland (a city in northern Germany)