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Mijnsheerenland
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Meseerland dialect form, nl Meseereland dialect form
Etymology
First attested as sheerenland van moerkerken in 1450. Compound of the genetive form of nl dum mijn mine, dum here lord and dum lant land. The village formerly belonged in a fiefdom controlled by the lord of Moerkerk.
Pronunciation
nl Mijns hee ren land
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Hoeksche Waard p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Mijnsheerenlander
nl Mijnsheerenlands
References
mijnsheerenland