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Biesland
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Dutch
Etymology
(Zuid-Holland) Attested as De Bieslants Polder in 1611. Compound of nl bies club-rush, Scirpus sp. and nl land land. Named after a former fiefdom.
(Limburg) Attested as Bies land in 1838-1857. Compound of nl bies club-rush, Scirpus sp. and nl land land. Formerly an independent hamlet.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbis.lɑnt/
nl Bies land
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood/and/former municipality city/Delft p/South Holland c/Netherlands
nl neighbourhood city/Maastricht p/Limburg c/Netherlands
References
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