Graafland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as grauelant in 1244. Compound of the hydronym Grave and Middle Dutch lant (“land, polderland”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Graaf‧land

Proper noun

Graafland n

  1. A hamlet in Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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