Etymology

bilander

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Today it means: A small two-masted merchant vessel, used near the coast or in canals, mostly in the Netherlands. Full definition →

Dutch bijlander
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  1. Dutch · borrowed frombijlander
  2. English todaybilander

Borrowed from Dutch bijlander, equivalent to by- + lander. See also belandre.

Words from the same roots

Dutchbijlander all →

belandre

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.