Maassluis
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Etymology
First attested as mafelandersluse in 1367. Compound of the toponym Maasland and Middle Dutch sluse (“sluice, lock”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Maassluis n
- A city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
- Maassluizenaar
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “maassluis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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