-land
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".
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Nations
- Finland
- Iceland
- Ireland
- The Netherlands
- Poland
- Swaziland
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Germany refers to itself as "Deutschland".
Derived name:
Former nations
- Basutoland
- Bechuanaland Protectorate
- Nyasaland Protectorate
Sub-national units
- Burgenland, Austria
- Queensland, Australia
- Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Greenland, Denmark
- Åland, Finland
- Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Saarland, Germany
- Nagaland, India
- Flevoland, the Netherlands
- Friesland, the Netherlands
- Gelderland, the Netherlands
- Zeeland, the Netherlands
- Somaliland, Somalia
- Puntland, Somalia
- Maryland, United States
- England, United Kingdom
- Scotland, United Kingdom
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 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
- Portland, Victoria
- Riverland, South Australia
- South East Queensland
- Southern Highlands, New South Wales
- Southern Tablelands, New South Wales
Canada
- 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
Denmark
Main article: Lands of Denmark
- Sjælland or Zealand
- Jylland or Jutland
- Sønderjylland
- Midtjylland
- Nordjylland
- Lolland/Laaland
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
- A Bundesland
- Rheinland (Rhineland) and Rheinland-Pfalz
- Jerichower Land
- Mansfelder Land
- Weimarer Land
- Altenburger Land
- Saale-Holzland
- Landsberg
- Sauerland
- Altes 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
Norway
Vestlandet | Østlandet | Sørlandet | Trøndelag | Nord-Norge |
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Sweden
Main article: Lands of Sweden
- Skåneland (Previously part of Denmark)
Götaland | Svealand | Norrland |
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United Kingdom
- Counties
- Northumberland
- Rutland
- West Midlands
- Cumberland (historic)
- Westmorland (historic)
Other places:
- Goathland
- Scottish Highlands
- Sunderland
- Swithland
- 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
- List of islands of the United Kingdom
United States
- Regions
- City level
- Ashland
- Cleveland
- Cloverland
- Cherryland
- Cortland
- Courtland
- Dairyland
- Forkland
- Oakland
- Portland
- Ragland
- Saraland
- Vineland
- Woodland
- Village level
Other countries
- Newfoundland - Canada
- Sudetenland - Czech Republic
- Dubailand - Dubai
- Nagaland - India
- Boland, Iran
- Courland - Latvia
- Northland - New Zealand
- Auckland - New Zealand
- Westland - New Zealand
- Southland - New Zealand
- Boland, Western Cape - South Africa
- Shetland - United Kingdom
- West Midlands - United Kingdom
- Northumberland - United Kingdom
- Sunderland - United Kingdom
- Vinland, North America
- Bjarmaland, today comprise a part of Russia
Fictional places
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
- Happyland
- Headland
- Kirkland
- Maitland
- Midland
- Newland
- Parkland
- Redland
- Summerland
- Winterland
- Woodland
- Woodlands
See also
- List of islands - which technically ends with the "-land" from the word island
- List of fictional islands
- Land as surnames
- -stan