Etymology

Frisia

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Today it means: A coastal geographical region in Western Europe, along the southeastern corner of the North Sea in what today is mostly a large part of the Netherlands (including the present-day province of Frisia; see below) and smaller parts of northern Germany (including present-day East Frisia). It is the traditional homeland of the Frisians. Full definition →

Latin Frisia
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  1. Latin · derived fromFrisia
  2. English todayFrisia

From Latin Frisia, from Frisii (“Frisians”). Mostly displaced native English Frise.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.