Oostzaan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Oostzaan.

Proper noun

Oostzaan

  1. A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

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

References

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