-land

/lənd//lɪnd//lænd/[lænd]

suffix

Used to form the name of a territory, country, or region.

“screenland”

OriginEnglish land ← Middle English lond ← Old English land →
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Meanings

suffix-land (proper noun-forming suffix)
  1. uncountableUsed to form the name of a territory, country, or region.

    Graceland /ɡɹeɪs.lənd/

    4 more examples

    Disneyland /dɪz.ni.lænd/

    In "Bobland," as Robert Burridge refers to his studio, the artist surrounds himself with vibrant color.

    2005, Caroline Jasper, Powercolor: master color concepts for all media, →ISBN, page 132

    […] Jeff Bridges, the loathsome journalist (and in Bobland there is no other sort) is grinding out his weary cynical take […]

    2006, Michael Gray, The Bob Dylan encyclopedia, page 454

    'As long as you treat the kids properly and help financially I don't care what you do.' [Kevin] exhaled loudly. 'Thanks, Annie. You're a wonderful woman and I do love you, you know that.' So in Kevinland that made everything right.

    2013, Elisabeth Rose, E For England, →ISBN
  2. uncountableUsed to form the name of a sphere of activity or interaction.

    screenland

    1 more example

    computerland

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*landą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*land
  4. Old Englishland
  5. Middle Englishlond
  6. Englishland
  7. English-land

From land.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 國 /国, 蘭 /兰
  • 國 /国 (-guó)territory, country or region (suffix)
  • 蘭 /兰 (-lán)territory, country or region (suffix)
Czech -ie, -sko
  • -ieterritory, country or region (suffix)
  • -skoterritory, country or region (suffix)
Danish -land
  • -landterritory, country or region (suffix)
Estonian -maa
  • -maaterritory, country or region (suffix)
Finnish -maa
  • -maaterritory, country or region (suffix)
French terre, pays
  • terreterritory, country or region (suffix)
  • paysterritory, country or region (suffix)
  • -landeterritory, country or region (suffix)
  • -ieterritory, country or region (suffix)
German -land
  • -landterritory, country or region (suffix)
Hindi -स्तान, -देश
  • -स्तान (-stān)territory, country or region (suffix)
  • -देश (-deś)territory, country or region (suffix)
  • प्रदेश (pradeś)territory, country or region (suffix)
Irish -lainn, tír
  • -lainnterritory, country or region (suffix)
  • tírterritory, country or region (suffix)
Japanese 国, ランド
  • 国territory, country or region (suffix)
  • ランド (-rando)territory, country or region (suffix)
Korean 국
  • 국 (guk)territory, country or region (suffix)
Lithuanian -ija
  • -ijaterritory, country or region (suffix)
Norwegian Bokmål -land
  • -landterritory, country or region (suffix)
Persian ـستان
  • ـستان (-estân)territory, country or region (suffix)
Polish -landia
  • -landiaterritory, country or region (suffix)
Portuguese -lândia
  • -lândiaterritory, country or region (suffix)
Russian -ла́ндия, -ля́ндия
  • -ла́ндия (-lándija)territory, country or region (suffix)
  • -ля́ндия (-ljándija)territory, country or region (suffix)
  • -лэнд (-lɛnd)territory, country or region (suffix)
  • -ланд (-land)territory, country or region (suffix)
  • -ленд (-lend)territory, country or region (suffix)
  • -ия (-ija)territory, country or region (suffix)
  • земля́ (zemljá)territory, country or region (suffix)
  • страна́ (straná)territory, country or region (suffix)
  • -ста́н (-stán)territory, country or region (suffix)
  • -иста́н (-istán)territory, country or region (suffix)
Spanish -landia
  • -landiaterritory, country or region (suffix)
Swedish -land
  • -landterritory, country or region (suffix)
Thai ประเทศ
  • ประเทศ (bprà-têet)territory, country or region (suffix)
Turkish -istan, -stan
  • -istanterritory, country or region (suffix)
  • -stanterritory, country or region (suffix)
Ukrainian -щи́на
  • -щи́на (-ščýna)territory, country or region (suffix)
Urdu ـستان
  • ـستانterritory, country or region (suffix)
Vietnamese nước, Lan
  • nướcterritory, country or region (suffix)
  • Lanterritory, country or region (suffix)
Welsh gwlad
  • gwladterritory, country or region (suffix)
Cite this entry
APA

-land. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-land

MLA

“-land.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-land. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-land,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-land.

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