Mijnsheerenland

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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First attested as sheerenland van moerkerken in 1450. Compound of the genetive form of Middle Dutch mijn (mine), here (lord) and lant (land). The village formerly belonged in a fiefdom controlled by the lord of Moerkerk.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Mijns‧hee‧ren‧land

Proper noun

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Mijnsheerenland n

  1. A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “mijnsheerenland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN