Langeland

English

Proper noun

Langeland

1. An island and municipality in southern Denmark.
2. A community (district) in the town of Bad Driburg, Höxter district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Langeland in 1874. Compound of lang (“long”) and land (“land”). The name derives from a section of empoldered land divided into long parcels. The toponym contrasts with Kortland.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Lan‧ge‧land

Proper noun

Langeland n

1. A neighbourhood of Krimpen aan den IJssel, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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