-land
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The suffix -land which can be found in several countries' name and country subdivisions indicates a toponymy—a land. The word came via Germanic "land."
Below is the list of places that ends with "-land" or "Land".
- This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Nations
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
Marshall Islands
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Poland
Solomon Islands
Swaziland
Switzerland
Thailand
Germany refers to itself as "Deutschland".
Former nations
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Sub-national units
England, United Kingdom
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom
Greenland, Denmark
Åland, Finland
Burgenland, Austria
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Saarland, Germany
Flevoland, the Netherlands
Friesland, the Netherlands
Gelderland, the Netherlands
North Holland, the Netherlands
South Holland, the Netherlands
Zeeland, the Netherlands
Maryland, United States
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Queensland, Australia
Nagaland, India
Somaliland, Somalia
Other places
Australia
- Central Highlands Council, Tasmania
- Central Highlands Region, Queensland
- 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
- 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
- Riverland, South Australia
- South East Queensland
- Southern Highlands, New South Wales
- Southern Tablelands, New South Wales
Norway
Main article: Lands of Norway
| Vestlandet | Østlandet | Sørlandet | Trøndelag | Nord-Norge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark
- Sjælland or Zealand
- Jylland or Jutland
- Sønderjylland
- Midtjylland
- Nordjylland
- Halland (No longer part of Denmark)
- Skåneland (No longer part of Denmark)
- Lolland/Laaland
Sweden
Main article: Lands of Sweden
| Götaland | Svealand | Norrland |
|---|---|---|
Finland
(Names in Swedish/Names in Finnish)
- Nyland/Uusimaa
- Egentliga Finland/Varsinais-Suomi
- Östra Nyland/Itä-Uusimaa
- Egentliga Tavastland/Kanta-Häme
- Birkaland/Pirkanmaa
- Päijänne-Tavastland/Päijät-Häme
- Mellersta Finland/Keski-Suomi
- Kajanaland/Kainuu
- Lappland/Lappi
- Åland/Ahvenanmaa
Germany
- Lands of Germany
- A Bundesland
- Rheinland and Rheinland-Pfalz
- Jerichower Land
- Mansfelder Land
- Weimarer Land
- Altenburger Land
- Saale-Holzland
- Landsberg
- Sauerland
- Altes Land
Netherlands
- City level
- Ameland
- Berkelland
- 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
United States
- Regions
- City level
Other countries
- Newfoundland - Canada
- Sudetenland - Czech Republic
- Dubailand - Dubai
- Courland - Latvia
- Northland - New Zealand
- Auckland - New Zealand
- Westland - New Zealand
- Southland - New Zealand
- Shetland
- West Midlands
- Vinland
- Bjarmaland
- Swaziland
Other common names
See also
- List of islands - which technically ends with the "-land" from the word island
- Land as surnames
- -stan
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