Frisia
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A coastal geographical region in Western Europe, along the southeastern corner of the North Sea in what today is mostly a large part of the Netherlands (including the present-day province of Frisia; see below) and smaller parts of northern Germany (including present-day East Frisia). It is the traditional homeland of the Frisians. historical
"Devoting himself to labour among the heathen, [Winfrid] crossed to Frisia, in 716; […]"
- 2 Fryslân, a province of the Netherlands. Also referred to as Friesland (using the Dutch vernacular endonym) and West Frisia.
"The population of the Province of Frisia, which is divided into eleven urban and thirty rural communes, is of a people of a distinct national character, who have never known feudalism and who attach a high importance to their independence and personal value, hard-working, and of a serious and grave character, with little sentiment for the past."
Example
More examples"Devoting himself to labour among the heathen, [Winfrid] crossed to Frisia, in 716; […]"
Etymology
From Latin Frisia, from Frisii (“Frisians”).
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