New Netherland

English

New Netherland

Etymology

Calque of Dutch Nieuw Nederland. From nieuw (“new”) + Nederland (“Netherlands”), from neder (“low”) + land (“land, country”).

Proper noun

New Netherland

(historical) A former colony of the Netherlands: A Dutch colonial province along the east coast of North America, capital New Amsterdam

Related terms

Translations

Dutch colonial province

Polish: Nowe Niderlandy (pl), Nowa Holandia (pl) f, Nowa Belgia (pl) f

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