Nordland

[ nohr-lahn, noor- ]

noun
  1. a county in N Norway. 14,797 sq. mi. (38,325 sq. km). County seat: Bodö.

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How to use Nordland in a sentence

  • In the autumn of the second year, he went down with pneumonia, and a week after the 'Nordland sun' was a widow.

    Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen
  • When he was four years old his family removed to the Lofoten Islands, Nordland, in an effort to better their fortunes.

    Knut Hamsun | Hanna Astrup Larsen
  • If a fairy idyl has any home, it is certainly in the deep fjord valleys of Nordland in the summer.

    Knut Hamsun | Hanna Astrup Larsen
  • He was put to work herding cattle, and spent long dreamy hours alone revelling in the loveliness of the light Nordland summer.

    Knut Hamsun | Hanna Astrup Larsen
  • "It was spring again" is the almost invariable prelude to action in the Nordland novels.

    Knut Hamsun | Hanna Astrup Larsen