-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".
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[edit] Country level
- Ascension Island
- Holland/Netherlands
- Finland
- England
- Iceland/Ísland
- Deutschland
- Poland
- New Zealand
- Northern Ireland
- Republic of Ireland
- Scotland
- Swaziland
- Switzerland
- Thailand
[edit] Country subdivision
[edit] Places 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
- Riverland, South Australia
- South East Queensland
- Southern Highlands, New South Wales
- Southern Tablelands, New South Wales
[edit] Places in Norway
Main article: Lands of Norway
| Vestlandet | Østlandet | Sørlandet | Trøndelag | Nord-Norge | (Antarctica) |
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[edit] Places in Denmark
Main article: Lands of Denmark
- Sjælland or Zealand
- Jylland
- Sønderjylland
- Midtjylland
- Nordjylland
- Halland (No longer part of Denmark)
- Skåneland (No longer part of Denmark)
- Lolland/Laaland
- Faroe Islands
- Greenland
[edit] Places in Sweden
Main article: Lands of Sweden
| Götaland | Svealand | Norrland |
|---|---|---|
[edit] Places in Finland
Main article: Lands of 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
[edit] Places in Germany
Main article: Lands of Germany
- Rheinland and Rheinland-Pfalz
- Saarland
- Burgenland
- Jerichower Land
- Mansfelder Land
- Weimarer Land
- Altenburger Land
- Saale-Holzland
- Berchtesgadener Land
- Dingolfing-Landau
- Landsberg
- Landshut
- Nürnberger Land
- Leipziger Land
- Zwickauer Land
- Chemnitzer Land
- Hochsauerland
[edit] Places in the Netherlands
- Province level
- City level
- Ameland
- Berkelland
- Dinkelland
- Dirksland
- Drechterland
- Gaasterland
- Kollumerland and Nieuwkruisland
- 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
[edit] Places in Poland
Main article: Ziemia
- Chełmno Land
- Chełm land
- Dobrzyń Land
- Kłodzko Land
- Lauenburg and Bütow Land
- Lubusz Land
- Lwów Land/Lviv Land
- Michałów Land
- Sanok Land
- Sieradz Land
[edit] Places in the USA
- State level
- Maryland
- Rhode Island
- New England (a region, not state)
- City level
- Islands
[edit] In other countries
- Newfoundland - Canada
- Sudetenland - Czech Republic
- Dubailand - Dubai
- Nagaland - India
- Courland - Latvia
- Northland - New Zealand
- Auckland - New Zealand
- Westland - New Zealand
- Southland - New Zealand
- Falkland
- Shetland
- Somaliland
- West Midlands
- Vinland
- Bjarmaland
[edit] Other common names
[edit] See also
- List of islands - which technically ends with the "-land" from the word island
- Land as surnames
- -stan