Etymology

Székely Land

Today it means: A historic and ethnographic region in Romania, inhabited mainly by Székelys, a subgroup of Hungarians. Full definition →

Hungarian Székelyföld
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  1. Hungarian · calque ofSzékelyföld
  2. English todaySzékely Land

Calque of Hungarian Székelyföld, from székely (“Székely”) + föld (“land”).

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