's-Graveland

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as 's Graevenlandt in 1634. Compound of graaf (“count”) and land (“land”). The area formerly belonged to the Counts of Holland.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: 's-‧Gra‧ve‧land

Proper noun

's-Graveland n

1. A village and former municipality of Wijdemeren, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• 's-Gravelander
• 's-Gravelands

References

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