Zealand

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Zealand¹

  • /ˈziːlənd/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Danish Sjælland.

proper noun

  1. The largest island of Denmark.

Zealand²

  • /ˈziːlənd/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Dutch Zeeland.

proper noun

  1. Zeeland, the southwestern province of the Netherlands.
  2. abbreviation, ellipsis, uncommon Ellipsis of New Zealand: a country in Oceania.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: seeland, sjaelland, zeeland, caledonia, country, lan, orchid, marino, zealanders, aotearoa, nz, zealandia, sealand, godzone, sjælland, kiwiland

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name Danish island

EspañolSelandia
한국어셸란 섬 syellan seom
日本語シェラン島 Sheran-tō
中文西蘭島 /西兰岛 Xīlán dǎo
PortuguêsZelândia
FrançaisSeeland, L'île de Sjælland
DeutschSeeland
ItalianoZelanda
ΕλληνικάΖηλανδία Zilandía
RomânăZealand
РусскийЗела́ндия Zelándija
Tiếng ViệtZealand

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{zealand_2026,
  title = {Zealand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zealand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}