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De Leijen
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Dutch
Etymology
(Noord-Holland) First attested as Leyerthienden van Oudenyerop in 1593. Derived from the plural form of dialectal nl lei wet peat bog, swampy flooded land.
(Overijssel) Attested as Leijen in 1846. Derived from the plural form of dialectal nl leije cultivated land between two drainage canals.
Pronunciation
nl /də ˈlɛi̯.ə(n)/
nl De Leij en
nl ɛi̯ən 3
Proper noun
De Leijen n
nl hamlet mun/Hollands Kroon p/North Holland c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Staphorst p/Overijssel c/Netherlands
References
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