Midsland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as midslants in 1412. Calque of West Frisian Midslân, derived from a compound of Old Frisian mid (“middle, mid-”) and land (“land”).

See also West Frisian Midslân.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪts.lɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: Mids‧land

Proper noun

Midsland n

  1. A village in Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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