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- akk-obb · calque of𒆳 𒀀𒀊𒁀
- English todaySealand
From sea + -land. In sense 3, a calque of Old Babylonian 𒆳 𒀀𒀊𒁀 (KUR A.AB.BA /māt tâmti/).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A self-proclaimed micronation (full name: the Principality of Sealand) whose capital is HM Fort Roughs, a former British sea fort. Full definition →
From sea + -land. In sense 3, a calque of Old Babylonian 𒆳 𒀀𒀊𒁀 (KUR A.AB.BA /māt tâmti/).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.