Friesland

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UK/ˈfɹiːzlənd/US/fɹiːzlænd/

proper noun

A province of the Netherlands.

OriginMiddle English Frīsland ← Old English Frīsland →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of the Netherlands.
  2. A district of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishFrīsland“Frisia”
  2. Middle EnglishFrīsland
  3. EnglishFriesland

From Middle English Frīsland, from Old English Frīsland (“Frisia”).

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Translations

Arabic فريزلاند, فريزلند
  • فريزلاند (frīzlānd)province of the Netherlands
  • فريزلند (frīzland)province of the Netherlands
Bulgarian Фризия
  • Фризия (Frizija)province of the Netherlands
Catalan Frísia
  • Frísiaprovince of the Netherlands
Chinese Mandarin 弗里斯蘭
  • 弗里斯蘭 (Fúlǐsīlán)province of the Netherlands
Czech Frísko
  • Frískoprovince of the Netherlands
Dutch Friesland
  • Frieslandprovince of the Netherlands
Esperanto Frislando, Frisujo
  • Frislandoprovince of the Netherlands
  • Frisujoprovince of the Netherlands
  • Frisioprovince of the Netherlands
Finnish Friisinmaa
  • Friisinmaaprovince of the Netherlands
French Frise
  • Friseprovince of the Netherlands
German Friesland, Friesland
  • Frieslandprovince of the Netherlands
  • FrieslandGerman region/district
Icelandic Frísland
  • Fríslandprovince of the Netherlands
Irish Freaslainn
  • Freaslainnprovince of the Netherlands
Italian Frisia
  • Frisiaprovince of the Netherlands
Latin Frisia
  • Frisiaprovince of the Netherlands
Latvian Frīzlande
  • Frīzlandeprovince of the Netherlands
Norwegian Frisland
  • Frislandprovince of the Netherlands
Polish Fryzja, Fryzja
  • Fryzjaprovince of the Netherlands
  • FryzjaGerman region/district
Portuguese Frísia
  • Frísiaprovince of the Netherlands
Russian Фрисла́ндия
  • Фрисла́ндия (Frislándija)province of the Netherlands
Spanish Frisia
  • Frisiaprovince of the Netherlands
Swedish Friesland
  • Frieslandprovince of the Netherlands
Tagalog Prisya
  • Prisyaprovince of the Netherlands
Turkish Frizya
  • Frizyaprovince of the Netherlands
Vietnamese Phri-xlan
  • Phri-xlanprovince of the Netherlands

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Friesland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friesland

MLA

“Friesland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friesland. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Friesland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friesland.

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