Mijnsheerenland
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Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Meseerland (dialect form), Meseereland (dialect form)
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- Hyphenation: Mijns‧hee‧ren‧land
Proper noun
[edit]Mijnsheerenland n
- A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands