landleeuw

== Dutch == === Etymology === Coined by Joost van den Vondel in Aen den Leeuw van Hollant (1641), a work of propaganda for draining the Haarlemmermeer. Compound of land (“land”) +‎ leeuw (“lion”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɑnt.leːu̯/ Hyphenation: land‧leeuw === Noun === landleeuw m (plural landleeuwen, diminutive landleeuwje n) (literary, Netherlands) land area of the Netherlands (personification of the Dutch land mass as in a perpetual battle against water) (literal) terrestrial lion ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “personification”): waterwolf