"Frisia" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Frisia, from Frisii (“Frisians”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Frisia}} Latin Frisia Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Frisia
  1. (historical) A coastal region along the southeastern corner of the North Sea in what today is mostly a large part of the Netherlands (including present-day Frisia (see below)) and smaller parts of northern Germany (including present-day East Frisia). It is the traditional homeland of the Frisians. Tags: historical Related terms: Friso-Saxon
    Sense id: en-Frisia-en-name-en:historical_coastal_region_spanning_current_borders Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18
  2. (exonym) Fryslân, a province of the Netherlands. Also referred to as Friesland (using the Dutch vernacular endonym) and West Frisia. Categories (place): Places in the Netherlands, Provinces of the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Frisia-en-name-JZS4atz3

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