FRIESLAND
Dictionary entry overview: What does Friesland mean?
• FRIESLAND (noun)
The noun FRIESLAND has 2 senses:
1. 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. one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands
Familiarity information: FRIESLAND used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FRIESLAND (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Holonyms ("Friesland" is a part of...):
Frisia (an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands)
Meaning:
One of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
province; state (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation)
Holonyms ("Friesland" is a part of...):
Holland; Kingdom of The Netherlands; Nederland; Netherlands; The Netherlands (a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level)
