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northland

[ nawrth-luhnd, -land ]
/ ˈnɔrθ lənd, -ˌlænd /

noun

the land or region in the north.
the northern part of a country.
(initial capital letter) the peninsula containing Norway and Sweden.

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Origin of northland

before 900; Middle English, Old English; see north, -land

OTHER WORDS FROM northland

north·land·er, noun

Words nearby northland

North Kingstown, North Korea, North Korean, Northlake, North Lanarkshire, northland, Northlander, North Las Vegas, North Lauderdale, North Lincolnshire, North Little Rock
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British Dictionary definitions for northland

Northland
/ (ˈnɔːθlənd) /

noun

the peninsula containing Norway and Sweden
(in Canada) the far north
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