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Land (suffix)

Suffix used for place names


Suffix used for place names

Below is the list of places that ends with "-land" or "Lands".

Sovereign states

Common name:

  • Finland
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • The Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Switzerland
  • Thailand
  • New Zealand
  • Swaziland (now Eswatini)

Derived name:

  • Marshall Islands
  • Solomon Islands

States with limited recognition:

  • Somaliland

Sub-national administrative divisions

  • Queensland, Australia
  • Burgenland, Austria
  • Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  • Prince Edward Island, Canada
  • Greenland, Denmark
  • Åland, Finland
  • Lapland, Finland
  • Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  • Saarland, Germany
  • Nagaland, India
  • Flevoland, the Netherlands
  • Friesland, the Netherlands
  • Gelderland, the Netherlands
  • Zeeland, the Netherlands
  • Jubaland, Somalia
  • Puntland, Somalia
  • England, United Kingdom
  • Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Maryland, United States Derived name:
  • North Holland, the Netherlands
  • South Holland, the Netherlands
  • Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  • Rhode Island, United States

Other places

Australia

Main article: Local government in Australia

  • Central Highlands Council, Tasmania
  • Central Highlands Region, Queensland
  • City of Merri-bek (previously City of Moreland), Victoria
  • Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria
  • City of Maitland, New South Wales
  • City of Nedlands, Western Australia
  • Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania
  • Town of Port Hedland, Western Australia
  • South Gippsland Shire, Victoria
  • Southern Midlands Council, Tasmania
  • Tablelands Region, Queensland
  • Redlands City, Queensland
  • Maitland, South Australia

;Other places

  • Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
  • Central Highlands, Tasmania
  • Central Queensland
  • Far North Queensland
  • Gippsland, Victoria
  • Midlands, Tasmania
  • Murraylands, South Australia
  • New England, New South Wales
  • North Queensland
  • Northern Tablelands, New South Wales
  • Portland, Victoria
  • Riverland, South Australia
  • South East Queensland
  • Southern Highlands, New South Wales
  • Southern Tablelands, New South Wales
  • List of islands of Australia

Canada

;Province level

  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Prince Edward Island ;County level
  • Starland
  • Wheatland
  • Parkland
  • Woodlands
  • Cumberland
  • Westmorland
  • Northumberland County, New Brunswick
  • Northumberland County, Ontario
  • Welland (historic)

;Town level

  • Daysland
  • Hartland
  • Ferryland
  • Winterland
  • Kirkland
  • Midland
  • Choiceland
  • Luseland
  • Zealandia
  • Lower Mainland
  • Cape Breton Highlands
  • Welland
  • Clarence-Rockland
  • Rossland
  • Sunderland
  • Aroland
  • Summerland
  • Peachland
  • List of islands of Canada

Czechia

  • Sudetenland

Denmark

Main article: Lands of Denmark

  • Sjælland or Zealand
  • Jylland or Jutland
  • Sønderjylland
  • Midtjylland
  • Nordjylland
  • Himmerland
  • Lolland/Laaland

Finland

Main article: Lands of Finland

(Names in Swedish/Names in Finnish)

  • Nyland / Uusimaa
  • Egentliga Finland / Varsinais-Suomi
  • Egentliga Tavastland / Kanta-Häme
  • Birkaland / Pirkanmaa
  • Päijänne-Tavastland / Päijät-Häme
  • Mellersta Finland / Keski-Suomi
  • Kajanaland / Kainuu
  • Lappland / Lappi
  • Åland / Ahvenanmaa

Germany

Main article: Lands of Germany

  • A Bundesland
  • Rheinland (Rhineland) and Rheinland-Pfalz
  • Havelland
  • Heligoland
  • Jerichower Land
  • Mansfelder Land
  • Weimarer Land
  • Altenburger Land
  • Saale-Holzland
  • Landsberg
  • Saterland
  • Sauerland
    • Hochsauerlandkreis
  • Altes Land
  • Vogtland
  • Wendland
  • Emsland
  • Ostfriesland
  • Uthlande
  • Preetz-Land
  • Amt Dobern-Land

The Netherlands

;City level:

  • Ameland
  • Berkelland
  • Blokland
  • Dinkelland
  • Dirksland
  • Drechterland
  • Gaasterland
  • Kollumerland
  • Lansingerland
  • Lemsterland
  • Midden-Delfland
  • Montferland
  • Nieuw-Lekkerland
  • Noord-Beveland
  • Noorder-Koggenland
  • Opsterland
  • Oud-Beijerland
  • Reiderland
  • Scharsterland
  • Schouwen-Duiveland
  • Sint Annaland
  • Smallingerland
  • Steenwijkerland
  • Vlieland
  • Waterland
  • Wester-Koggenland
  • Westland
  • Wormerland
  • Zwartewaterland
  • Zuid-Beveland

New Zealand

  • Auckland
  • Fiordland
  • Northland
  • Southland
  • Westland

Norway

Main article: Lands of Norway

VestlandetØstlandetSørlandetTrøndelagNord-Norge

Romania

  • Székely Land (Szeklerland)

Slovakia

  • Hauerland

Sweden

Main article: Lands of Sweden

  • Skåneland (historical name for the provinces of Blekinge, Halland and Scania)
GötalandSvealandNorrland

United Kingdom

;Counties

  • Northumberland
  • Rutland
  • West Midlands
  • Cumberland (historic)
  • Sutherland (historic)
  • Westmorland (historic)

Other places:

  • Backaland
  • Backlands
  • Bankland
  • Barkisland
  • Bennetland
  • Berrylands
  • Biglands
  • Blackland
  • Blakelands
  • Blisland
  • Bowland
  • Bordlands
  • Boreland
  • Boyland
  • Brackenlands
  • Braehoulland
  • Bridgelands
  • Broadlands
  • Brockhollands
  • Brookland
  • Brooklands
  • Broomlands
  • Browland
  • Burland
  • Burntisland
  • Byland
  • Collegeland
  • East Midlands
  • Goathland
  • Scottish Highlands
  • Shetland
  • City of Sunderland
    • Sunderland
  • Swithland
  • West Midlands (region)
  • List of islands of the United Kingdom

United States

;Multi-state regions

  • New England
  • Dixieland ;Regions entirely in a single state
  • the Firelands
  • Vacationland ;State level
  • Maryland ;City level
  • Ashland
  • Cherryland
  • Cleveland
  • Cloverland
  • Cortland
  • Courtland
  • Dairyland
  • Forkland
  • Kirtland
  • Loveland
  • Oakland
  • Portland
  • Ragland
  • Saraland
  • Vineland
  • Woodland ;Village level
  • Rhineland
  • List of islands of the United States

Other countries

  • Akhzivland
  • Bjarmaland, today comprise a part of Russia
  • Boland, Iran
  • Boland, Western Cape - South Africa
  • Burzenland - Romania
  • Courland - Latvia
  • Czech lands
  • Dubailand - Dubai
  • Esanland - Nigeria
  • Igboland - Nigeria
  • Kvenland, Fennoscandia
  • Maryland or Marimland - Russia
  • Mashonaland - Zimbabwe
  • Samland or Sambia or Kaliningrad Peninsula - Russia
  • Slovene Lands
  • Sudetenland - Czech Republic
  • Sundaland
  • Székely Land or Szeklerland - Romania
  • Ussuriland - Russia
  • Valland
  • Vinland, North America
  • Waasland - Belgium
  • Woodlands - Singapore
  • Yorubaland - Benin, Nigeria, Togo
  • Zululand - South Africa
  • "Lands" of Antarctica (e.g. Queen Maud Land, Marie Byrd Land) – see Geography of Antarctica for further examples

Former place names

  • Ashantiland
  • Unofficial Basutoland Ensign.svg Basutoland
  • UK Bechuanaland Protectorate
  • UK Somaliland Protectorate
  • State of Somaliland
  • Matabeleland
  • Nyasaland Nyasaland Protectorate
  • Osterland
  • Österland
  • Pleissnerland
  • Rugiland
  • Stellaland Stellaland
  • Swaziland, officially renamed Eswatini
  • Togoland
  • Wituland

Thematic parks

  • Adventureland
  • Coney Island
  • Disneyland
  • Everland
  • Gardaland
  • Kings Island
  • Legoland
  • NeverLand
  • Seoul Land
  • Wonderland

Fictional places

From Peter Pan

  • Neverland

From Alice in Wonderland

  • Wonderland

From Middle-Earth:

  • Brown Lands
  • Dark Land
  • Dunland
  • Sun-Lands

From Chronicles of Narnia

  • Archenland
  • Shallow Lands
  • Underland
  • Burnt Island
  • Dark Island
  • Deathwater Island
  • Dragon Island
  • Lone Islands

Other common names

  • Buckland
  • Copeland
  • Falkland
  • Frankland
  • Happyland
  • Headland
  • Kirkland
  • Kirtland
  • La La Land
  • Lakeland
  • Leland
  • Maitland
  • Midland
  • Newland
  • Oberland
  • Overland
  • Parkland
  • Redland
  • Sealand
  • Summerland
  • Wayland
  • Winterland
  • Woodland
  • Woodlands

References

References

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