Friesland
Americannoun
noun
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Official and Frisian name: Fryslân. 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)
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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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He is taking part in one of the toughest sporting tests there is - skating nearly 125 miles on uneven natural ice through the bleak, winter landscape of the Dutch province of Friesland.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2024
A bitter winter, combining viciously low temperatures, snow and strong easterly or northerly winds had left the waterways of Friesland thoroughly frozen - but the ice was far from smooth.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2024
For two years, they hid in the farmhouse of a Dutch couple, Klaas and Roefina Post, in Friesland, in northern Holland.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
Also when in the Netherlands and after having visited The Hague or Delft do the real thing and visit Friesland in the north.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2019
They look just as kindly as our own peasants in Friesland.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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