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northland

[ nawrth-luhnd, -land ]

noun

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


Northland

/ ˈnɔːθlənd /

noun

  1. the peninsula containing Norway and Sweden
  2. (in Canada) the far north
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • northland·er noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of northland1

before 900; Middle English, Old English; north, -land
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Example Sentences

Fake snow was sprinkled from the rafters to fit the northland theme the Vikings have embraced since moving in five years ago.

It’s made from northland red winter wheat, corn and Alturas potatoes from Montana and bottled in California.

It is the northland of the northland – surrounded by Lake of the Woods on three sides and Canada on the other.

Moreover, they are not the only members of the royal family who appear to have a hankering for the northland.

He was preternaturally calm, a child of the Navajo northlands.

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