Sealand
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Sealand
Where it comes from
From sea + -land.
In sense 3, a calque of Old Babylonian 𒆳 𒀀𒀊𒁀 (KUR A.AB.BA /māt tâmti/).
proper noun
- A self-proclaimed micronation (full name: the Principality of Sealand) whose capital is HM Fort Roughs, a former British sea fort. A crumb of real estate off the English coast that declared its independence in 1967, Sealand has a full-time population of… one.
- A hamlet and community in Flintshire, Wales, close to Chester in England (OS grid ref SJ3568). It is on land reclaimed from the sea on the Chester side of the River Dee.
- A dynasty of Bronze Age kings ruling from an as yet unknown capital in southern Babylonia, in what is now Iraq; or the country they ruled.
Translations
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name the Principality of Sealand
| Español | Sealand, Principado de Sealand |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시랜드 Siraendeu, 시랜드 공국 Siraendeu gongguk |
| 日本語 | シーランド Shīrando, シーランド公国 Shīrando kōkoku |
| 中文 | 西蘭 /西兰 Xīlán, 西蘭公國 /西兰公国 Xīlán gōngguó |
| हिन्दी | सीलैंड sīlaiṇḍ |
| Português | Sealand |
| Français | Sealand, principauté de Sealand |
| Deutsch | Seeland, Fürstentum Seeland |
| Русский | Си́ленд Sílend, Кня́жество Си́ленд Knjážestvo Sílend |
| العربية | سيلاند, امارة سيلاند officially |
| עברית | סילנד |
Talk about this word "Sealand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sealand. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Sealand. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sealand "Sealand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sealand.Cite this
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title = {Sealand},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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