Hageland

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Hagelant (obsolete)
borders of the Hageland

Etymology

From haag +‎ land. The term haag, which is now mostly used to refer to a hedge of bushes, previously referred more broadly to an area with dense (low) forests and/or undergrowth. Its earliest attestation, spelled Hagelant. dates from 1528.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦaː.ɣəˌlɑnt/

Proper noun

Hageland

  1. A region in the provinces of Flemish Brabant (mostly) and Limburg in Belgium, lying between the cities of Aarschot, Leuven, Tienen and Diest.
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