Vinland

[ vin-luhnd ]

/ ˈvɪn lənd /

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noun

a region in E North America variously identified as a place between Newfoundland and Virginia: visited and described by Norsemen about a.d.

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Also Vineland.

Words nearby Vinland

vinifera, viniferous, vinification, vinificator, vinify, Vinland, Vinnitsa, Vinny, Vinnytsia, vino, vino de pasto

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How to use Vinland in a sentence

Some scientists believe L’Anse aux Meadows might have been part of a larger area in eastern Canada called Vinland.
Vikings were in North America 1,000 years ago|Bruce Bower|December 6, 2021|Science News For Students
L’Anse aux Meadows might have been part of Vinland, a region in what’s now eastern Canada that is described in 13th century Icelandic texts as having been settled by Vikings.
Vikings lived in North America by at least the year 1021|Bruce Bower|October 20, 2021|Science News
Here they settled for a time, and finding vines in the country, they named it Vinland.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5|Hubert Howe Bancroft
Thorstein, Eric's third son, soon afterwards set out in the same ship for Vinland, to fetch his brother's body.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5|Hubert Howe Bancroft

The expedition which now set out for Vinland was on a much larger scale than any of the expeditions which had preceded it.
The Norsemen in the West|R.M. Ballantyne
A boat was immediately sent for them, and great was the interest manifested by all on board to learn the news of Vinland.
The Norsemen in the West|R.M. Ballantyne
Thus did Thorward and Freydissa fall out, and thus were they reconciled, on the first day in their new home in Vinland.
The Norsemen in the West|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for Vinland

Vinland

Vineland (ˈvaɪnlənd)

/ (ˈvɪnlənd) /

noun

the stretch of the E coast of North America visited by Leif Ericson and other Vikings from about 1000 ad

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