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Oostzaan
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl Oostzaan.
Proper noun
en municipality p/North Holland c/Netherlands.
Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Oossanen dialect form
Etymology
First attested as oestzaenden in 1318. Compound of nl dum oest east-, eastern and the hydronym nl Zaan. The toponym contrasts with nl Westzaan.
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Oostzaan.ogg
nl Oost zaan
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/municipality p/North Holland c/Netherlands
nl Achterdichting De Haal De Heul Kerkbuurt Noordeinde Zuideinde
Derived terms
nl Oostzaner
nl Oostzaans
nl Oostzanerwerf
nl Tuindorp Oostzaan
References
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