Westzaan

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as westzaenden in 1318. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and the hydronym Zaan. The toponym contrasts with Oostzaan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: West‧zaan

Proper noun[edit]

Westzaan n

  1. A village and former municipality of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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References[edit]

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