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Ameland
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English
thumb|right|Aerial photograph of Ameland
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl Ameland. en
Pronunciation
en /ˈɑːməlænd/
Proper noun
en island/and/municipality p/Friesland c/Netherlands.
Translations
island and municipality of the Netherlands
Dutch: nl Ameland n
Frisian:
West Frisian: fy Amelân
Anagrams
en aadelmn Adelman Mandela lademan leadman
Dutch
nl:
Etymology
First attested as ambla between 819 and 825. Derived from a prehistoric hydronym nl ine-pro *amba (compare gem-pro *ama- natural watercourse). The element nl land land is a later addition. Compare nl Amen, nl Emmeloord, nl Emer and de Amdorf. See also fy It Amelân.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈaː.mə.lɑnt/
nl Nl-Ameland.ogg
nl Ame land
Proper noun
n
nl Ameland island/and/municipality p/Friesland c/Netherlands
nl Ballum Buren Hollum Kooiplaats Nes
Derived terms
nl Amelander Amelands TVTAS
Descendants
en Ameland 1
References
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