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Definition of Friesland

1. Noun. The western part of the ancient region of Frisia in northern Europe on the North Sea between the Scheldt river and the Weser river; part of this region is now a province in the Netherlands.

Definition of Friesland

1. Proper noun. A province of The Netherlands. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Friesland

Literary usage of Friesland

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Thomas Carlyle by Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill (1898)
"Friedrich visits Ost-friesland A thing of more importance to us, two months after that catastrophe in London, is Friedrich's first Visit to Ost- friesland. ..."

2. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1864)
"3 Friedrich visits Ost-friesland. A thing of more importance to us, two months after that catastrophe in London, is Friedrich's first Visit to Ost-friesland ..."

3. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"friesland proper, on the north-eastern shore, over which Philip asserted his claims as Count of Holland and Zeeland, was not actually absorbed by him. ..."

4. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, called Frederick the Great: in ten vol by Thomas Carlyle (1864)
"5 Friedrick visits Ost-friesland. A thing of more importance to us, two mouths after that catastrophe in London, is Friedrich's first Visit to Ost-friesland ..."

5. History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1864)
"A thing of more importance to us, two months after that catastrophe in London, is Friedrich's first Visit to Ost-friesland. May 31st, having done his ..."

6. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"On the accession of Mary he in 1553 resigned his charge, and, retiring to the continent, commenced to practise as a physician at Emden in friesland. ..."

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