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Friesland

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Noun

1. friesland

the western part of the ancient region of Frisia in northern Europe on the North Sea between the Scheldt river and the Weser river; part of this region is now a province in the Netherlands

2. friesland

one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Friesland

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noun
1. 
a province of the N Netherlands, on the IJsselmeer and the North Sea: includes four of the West Frisian Islands; flat, with sand dunes and fens (under reclamation), canals, and lakes. Capital: Leeuwarden. Pop: 640 000 (2003 est). Area: 3319 sq km (1294 sq miles)
. Official and Frisian name: Fryslân
2. 
an area comprising the province of Friesland in the Netherlands along with the regions of East Friesland and North Friesland in Germany

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Friesland

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province of the N Netherlands, on the North Sea: 2,217 sq mi (5,742 sq km); pop. 610,000; cap. Leeuwarden

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Friesland

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A region of northern Europe on the North Sea between the Scheldt and Weser Rivers. The Frisians, a Germanic people, were conquered by the Franks in the eighth century. A portion of the area is now a province, also called Friesland, of the northern Netherlands.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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