Engeland

Dutch nl: Pronunciation nl Nl-Engeland.ogg Netherlands nl /ˈɛ.ŋəˌlɑnt/ nl En ge land Etymology 1 From nl dum Engelant. Proper noun n nl England Q21 nl loosely nl large island of the c/United Kingdom in r/Northern Europe Great Britain nl loosely nl United Kingdom Q145 Hypernyms nl Groot-Brittannië nl Verenigd Koninkrijk Derived terms nl Engelandvaarder Related terms nl Engels Descendants arw Engelanta 1 Etymology 2 (Drenthe) First attested as Engellant in 1811-1813. Derived from nl dum engelant pasture, grassland. See also nds-nl Engelaand. (Apeldoorn) First attested as englandi in 801. Compound of nl eng pasture, acreage and nl odt landi land. A local toponymic legend holds that the name is derived from an ancient jury court "in the English style" that is supposed to have convened in the village. There is no historical evidence for the existence of such a court. (Oldebroek) First attested as ENGELAND in 1843. Derived from nl dum engelant pasture, grassland. (Dalfsen) First attested as ENGELAND in 1843. Derived from nl dum engelant pasture, grassland. See also nds-nl Engelaand. (Hardenberg) First attested as ENGELAND in 1843. Derived from nl dum engelant pasture, grassland. Proper noun n nl hamlet mun/De Wolden p/Drenthe c/Netherlands nl hamlet mun/Apeldoorn p/Gelderland c/Netherlands nl hamlet mun/Oldebroek p/Gelderland c/Netherlands nl hamlet mun/Dalfsen p/Overijssel c/Netherlands nl hamlet mun/Hardenberg p/Overijssel c/Netherlands References nl exonyms