Oostzaan

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch Oostzaan. === Proper noun === Oostzaan A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands. == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Oossanen (dialect form) === Etymology === First attested as oestzaenden in 1318. Compound of Middle Dutch oest (“east-, eastern”) and the hydronym Zaan. The toponym contrasts with Westzaan. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Oost‧zaan === Proper noun === Oostzaan n a village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands Meronyms: Achterdichting, De Haal, De Heul, Kerkbuurt, Noordeinde, Zuideinde ==== Derived terms ==== Oostzaner Oostzaans Oostzanerwerf Tuindorp Oostzaan === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Oostzaan”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN