Overstrand

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proper noun

A coastal village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2440).

OriginOld English ofer + strand →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A coastal village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2440).
  2. A local municipality in Western Cape province, South Africa.

Origin

  1. Old Englishofer + strand
  2. EnglishOverstrand

* In England, from Old English ofer + strand, recorded as Othestranda ^([sic]) in 1086 (DB), and Overstrand in 1231. * In South Africa, basically the same, but probably from Afrikaans or Dutch: compare Dutch over, Afrikaans strand and Dutch strand.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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