Zeeland

Zeeland

See also: zeeland

English

Etymology

From Dutch Zeeland.

Proper noun

Zeeland

1. A province of the Netherlands.
2. A city in Michigan.
3. A city in North Dakota.

Synonyms

• Zealand

Derived terms

• Zeelander
• New Zealand
• Zeelandia

Translations

province

Catalan: Zelanda f Chinese: Mandarin: 澤蘭／泽兰 (zh) (Zélán) Czech: Zéland Danish: Zeeland n Dutch: Zeeland (nl) n Dutch Low Saxon: Zeelaand Esperanto: Zelando Estonian: Meremaa Farefare: Zeelant Finnish: Seelanti, Zeeland French: Zélande (fr) f Galician: Celandia Georgian: ზელანდიის პროვინცია (zelandiis ṗrovincia), ზელანდია (zelandia) German: Seeland (de) n Hungarian: Zeeland Icelandic: Sjáland n Irish: (please verify) An tSéalainn f Italian: Zelanda Japanese: ゼーラント州 (Zērantoshū) Latin: (please verify) Batavia Latvian: Zēlande f Limburgish: Zieland Lithuanian: Zelandijos Low German: Seeland Macedonian: Зе́ланд m (Zéland) Middle Dutch: Seelant n, Selant n, Zelant n, Zeelant n, Zielant Norwegian: Zeeland Polish: Zelandia (pl) f Portuguese: Zelândia (pt) Romanian: Seeland, Zeelanda Russian: Зела́ндия (ru) f (Zelándija) Spanish: Zelanda Swedish: Zeeland n Turkish: Zelanda Vietnamese: Sealand Welsh: Sealand West Flemish: (please verify) Zêeland West Frisian: Seelân Zealandic: Zeêland

Anagrams

• lazened

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• Zélland (Noord-Brabant, dialect form)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeː.lɑnt/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Zee‧land

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sêelant. Equivalent to zee (“sea”) +‎ land (“land”) or from zeeland (“coastal land”).

Proper noun

Zeeland n

1. Zeeland (a province of the Netherlands)

   Meronyms: Borsele, Goes, Hulst, Kapelle, Middelburg, Noord-Beveland, Reimerswaal, Schouwen-Duiveland, Sluis, Terneuzen, Tholen, Veere, Vlissingen

Derived terms

• Nieuw-Zeeland

Related terms

• land
• zee

Descendants

• English: New Zealand

See also

• Zeêland (Zealandic)

Etymology 2

• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as zeelant in 1376. Potentially derived from Old High German selilant (“free patrimony”), itself derived from Latin terra salica (“free patrimony, possession subject to Salic law”).
• (Gelderland) First attested as 't guet geheiten zelandt in 1406. Potentially derived from Old High German selilant (“free patrimony”), itself derived from Latin terra salica (“free patrimony, possession subject to Salic law”).

Proper noun

Zeeland n

1. A village and former municipality of Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Zeelander
• Zeelands

References

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

Anagrams

• zadelen