Meanings
- The traditionally Frisian areas that are located west of the Dollart (i.e. in the Netherlands), covering the province of Frisia, the Ommelanden and West Friesland.
- West Friesland, a region in northern North Holland delineated by the Westfriese Omringdijk.
- historicalThe territory of the Frisian realm located west of the Vlie, covering parts of Holland and Zeeland.
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In [the Lex Frisionum], Frisia extends from the River Zwin on the northern edge of medieval and modern Flanders to the River Weser, which flows through Niedersachsen in Germany to the North Sea, but it is divived into three parts. West Frisia lies between Zwin and the Vlie, and thus comprises the provinces of Zeeland and both South and North Holland in the modern Netherlands. […]
2013, John Hines, Nelleke IJssennagger, Frisians and Their North Sea Neighbours: From the Fifth Century to the Viking Age, →ISBN, page 3
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Translations
Dutch Friesland, Westerlauwers Friesland
- Frieslandarea between the Vlie and Lauwers
- Westerlauwers Frieslandarea between the Vlie and Lauwers
- West-Frieslandregion in northern North Holland
- Westfrieslandregion in northern North Holland
Polish Fryzja Zachodnia, Fryzja Zachodnia
- Fryzja Zachodniaarea between the Vlie and Lauwers
- Fryzja Zachodniaregion in northern North Holland
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West Frisia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Frisia
“West Frisia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Frisia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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