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byland¹

  • /ˈbaɪlənd/ UK, US

Where it comes from

From by- + land.

noun bylands · by-land · biland

  1. rare A peninsula. […] the "byland or peninsula" of Selsey.

Byland²

Where it comes from

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, perhaps from Old English byġe (“curve, bend”) + land (“land”).

proper noun Bylands

  1. A surname from Old English.

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"byland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/byland. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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byland. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/byland

Chicago

"byland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/byland.

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@misc{byland_2026,
  title = {byland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/byland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}