Oostzaan

Dutch

Alternative forms

Oossanen (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as oestzaenden in 1318. Compound of Middle Dutch oest (“east-, eastern”) and the hydronym Zaan. The toponym contrasts with Westzaan.

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: Oost‧zaan

Proper noun

Oostzaan n

A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
Meronyms: Achterdichting, De Haal, De Heul, Kerkbuurt, Noordeinde, Zuideinde

Derived terms

Oostzaner
Oostzaans
Oostzanerwerf
Tuindorp Oostzaan

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oostzaan”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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