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Groot Hitland
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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Hitland (Groot en Klein) in 1899. Potentially derived from nl groot great, big and either dialectal nl Hitland the Shetland Islands or nl hit Shetland pony and nl land land. The toponym contrasts with nl Klein Hitland.
Pronunciation
nl Groot Hit land
Proper noun
Groot Hitland n
nl hamlet mun/Zuidplas p/South Holland c/Netherlands
References
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