Etymology

kappland

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Today it means: An old Swedish unit of area, equivalent to 154.3 m² (1,661 sq ft). Full definition →

Swedish kappland
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  1. Swedish · borrowed fromkappland
  2. English todaykappland

From Swedish kappland, from kappe (“designation for space measure”) (see kapa (“to cut in lengths”)) + land.

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