Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

netherland

/nˈɛðɚlənd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: nether-land
IPA: /nˈɛðɚlənd/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Archaic

noun

A supposed place to which one's spirit descends upon death; the netherworld.

Example Sentences

"1881, Gerald Massey, A Book of the Beginnings, p. 565 https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/A_Book_of_the_Beginnings/09wiLcbKkrQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22netherland%22&pg=PA565&printsec=frontcover Uti presides in Mano-Mano, or spirit-world, in the very depths of the netherland, and at night she climbs to the upper world with her torch to fish for food in a lake."
"2020, Immanuel Velikovsky, In the Beginning, p. 62 https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/In_the_Beginning/BUD2DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22netherland%22&pg=PT62&printsec=frontcover Similar rites were celebrated in honor of Adonis, who died and was resurrected after a stay in the netherland, in the mysteries of Orpheus."

Etymology

From nether + land.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: nether

Usage

Archaic

Derived Forms

Netherlandian Netherlandophone

Phrases

New Netherland

Frequently Paired Words

netherlands

Questions

How do you pronounce netherland?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɛðɚlənd/.
What does netherland mean?: Netherlands
Where does netherland come from?: From nether + land.

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