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Langeland
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English
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Proper noun
en island/and/mun in southern c/Denmark.
en comm (district) in the town:pref/Bad Driburg dist/Höxter s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany.
Danish
da:
Etymology
From da non Langaland. Equivalent to da lange land long land.
Proper noun
genitive Langelands
da island/and/mun in southern c/Denmark
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Langeland in 1874. Compound of nl lang long and nl land land. The name derives from a section of empoldered land divided into long parcels. The toponym contrasts with nl Kortland.
Pronunciation
nl Lan ge land
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood city/Krimpen aan den IJssel p/South Holland c/Netherlands
References
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