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Spanga
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spånga španga șpangă spaņģa Spånga
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as spangghe in 1320. Etymology nl unknown. Potentially derived from a term cognate to ang spann strip of land, from dum spange elongated strip of land or from an ancient hydronym. The element fy gea village, village area is a later addition that developed under influence from neighbouring toponyms. Compare nl Spanbroek, nl Spang, nl Spangen and nl Spannum.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈspɑn.ɣaː/
nl Span ga
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Weststellingwerf p/Friesland c/Netherlands
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