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Source |
Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden |
Author |
van der Aa, Abraham Jacob |
Coverage
Publication information
Type |
Book |
Publisher |
Jacobus Noorduyn |
Date issued |
1839-1851 |
Place issued |
Gorinchem |
Citation
van der Aa, Abraham Jacob. Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden. (Gorinchem: Jacobus Noorduyn, 1839-1851). |
Repositories
General Info
- Geographical dictionary of the Netherlands
- A text version of Friesland locations from this book is located at Tresoar
Reprints
- Published: Gorinchem, Jacobus Noorduyn, 1839-1851
- Published: Zaltbommel, Europese Bibliotheek, 1976-1980
Volumes
1839-1851 Edition consisted of 13 volumes plus an appendix
- Volume 1 (eerste), 1839
- Volume 2 (tweede), 1839
- Volume 3 (derde), 1841
- Volume 4 (vierde), 1843
- Volume 5 (vijfde), 1843
- Volume 6 (zesde), 1845
- Volume 7 (zevende), 1845
- Volume 8 (achtste), 1846
- Volume 9 (negende), 1846
- Volume 10 (tiende), 1847
- Volume 11 (elfde), 1848
- Volume 12 (twaalfde), 1848
- Volume 13 (dertiende), 1850
- Appendix (aanhangsel), 1851
Abbreviations
Dutch list taken from volume 1, page XV
Abbreviation
| Nederlands
| English
|
aartspr. | aartspriesterdom | arch priesthood
|
afd. | afdeling | department
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akk. | akkers | fields
|
amb. | ambacht | craft, trade, occupation
|
arr. | arrondissement | a jurisdiction within the Netherlands and Belgium
|
arr. Hoofdpl. | arrondissementshoofdplaats | capital of the arrondissement
|
bisd. | bisdom | diocese
|
bund. | bunders | unit of ground area. In the Netherlands, when the metric system was introduced in 1816,
the bund was equated to 1 hectare or 10,000 m², but varied from region to region
|
b. | buurt | neighborhood
|
buursch. | buurschap | hamlet
|
cler. | clerezij |
|
comm. | communicanten | communicants
|
dep. | departement | department
|
distr. | distrikt | district
|
doopsg. | doopsgezinden | Anabaptists or Mennonites
|
d. | dorp | village
|
droogm. | droogmakerij | land reclamation
|
eil. | eiland | island
|
eil. Gr. | eilandengroep | archipelago
|
ell. | ellen | cubits
|
Ev. Luth. | Evangelisch-Lutherschen | Evangelical Lutheran
|
fakt. | faktorij | factory
|
geb. | geboren | born
|
geh. | gehucht | hamlet
|
gem. | gemeente | municipality
|
gemet. | gemeten | measured
|
gen. | genaamd | named
|
gl. | guldens | guilders
|
gouv. | gouvernement | government
|
griet. | grietenij | a forerunner to the gemeente or municipality particularly in Friesland and Groningen.
|
gr. | groep | group
|
grooth. | groothertogdom | grand duchy
|
heerl. | heerlijkheid | heerlijkheid
|
H. of HH. | Heilige or Heiligen | saint or saints
|
Herst. Luth. | Herstelde-Lutherschen |
|
Herv. | Hervormden | Reformed
|
H. E. H. G. | Hoog-Edel Hoog geboren | high noble high born
|
h. | huizen | houses
|
HEGM. | Hunne Edele Groot Mogenden |
|
inw. | inwoners | inhabitants
|
Jans. | Jansenisten | Jansenists
|
kant. | kanton | canton
|
kant. Hoofdpl. | kantons hoofdplaats | canton al capital
|
kast. | kasteel | castle
|
katoenpl. | katoenplantaadje | cotton plantation
|
klass. | klassis | classic
|
kl. | klein | small
|
koffijpl. | koffijplantaadje | coffee plantation
|
kol. | kolonie | colony
|
kon. | koningrijk | kingdom
|
kostgr. | kostgrond | a piece of land that has been made suitable for growing crops
|
kw. | kwartier | quarter
|
lands. | landschap | landscape
|
landv. | landvoogdij |
|
Luth. | Lutherschen | Lutherans
|
Menn. | Mennisten | Mennonites
|
m. k. | militie kanton | militia district
|
Neder. | Nederduitsch | Low German, Dutch
|
neg. | negorij | city, capital, country, region, state. Also, a number of neighborhoods forming one congregation”
|
N. B. | Noorder Breedte | Northern Latitude
|
N. | Noord | North
|
O. | Oost | East
|
O. L. | Ooster Lengte | western longitude
|
palm. | palmen | palms
|
plant. | plantaadje | plantation
|
pold. | polder | polder
|
p. | pond | pond
|
prinsd. | prinsdom | principality
|
prov. | provincie | province
|
reg. | regentschap | regency
|
reg. dist. | regeringsdistrikt | government district
|
regtsg. | regtsgebied | jurisdiction
|
Rem. | Remonstranten | Remonstrants, a movement that had split off of the Dutch Reformed
Church in the early 17th century, followers of Jacobus Arminius
|
resid. | residentschap | residency
|
riv. | river of riviertje | river
|
roed. | roeden | a rod, about 16 feet, but the length varied over time and from region to region
|
R. K. | Roomsch Katholijken | Roman Catholic
|
schiereil. | schiereiland | peninsula
|
s. d. | schooldistrikt | school district
|
suikerpl. | suikerplantaadje | sugar plantation
|
u. | uur | hour
|
vad. | vademen | fathom
|
verl. | verlaten | leave, abandoned, forsaken
|
vic. | vicariaat | vicarage
|
vic. Gen. apost. | vicariaat generaal apostolijk |
|
v. | voeten | feet, a unit of measure
|
v. e. | vierkante ellen | square cubits
|
v. m. | vierkante mijlen | square miles
|
v. p. | vierkante palmen | square palms, a unit of measure
|
v. r. | vierkante roeden | square rods
|
v. v. | vierkante voeten | square feet
|
voorm. | voormalig | former
|
voorst. | voorstad | suburb
|
vorst. | vorstendom | principality
|
WEW. | Wel Eerwaarde |
|
W. | West | west
|
W. L. | Wester Lengte | western longitude
|
Z. | Ziel of Zielen | soul or souls
|
Z. | Zuid | South
|
Z. B. | Zuider Breedte | Southern Latitude
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