Meanings
proper noun
- An historical region of 97,000 sq. km in the north-eastern corner of the Northern Territory, Australia, controlled by the Northern Land Council, inhabited by local Aboriginals.
Origin
Named after the ship of Captain Willem van Colster; the ship was named after the city of Arnhem in the Netherlands.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Terra d'Arnhem
- Terra d'Arnhemregion in the Northern Territory, Australia
Chinese Mandarin 阿納姆地 /阿纳姆地
- 阿納姆地 /阿纳姆地 (Ānàmǔdì)region in the Northern Territory, Australia
Finnish Arnheminmaa
- Arnheminmaaregion in the Northern Territory, Australia
French terre d'Arnhem
- terre d'Arnhemregion in the Northern Territory, Australia
German Arnhemland
- Arnhemlandregion in the Northern Territory, Australia
Portuguese Terra de Arnhem
- Terra de Arnhemregion in the Northern Territory, Australia
Spanish Tierra de Arnhem
- Tierra de Arnhemregion in the Northern Territory, Australia
Swedish Arnhem Land
- Arnhem Landregion in the Northern Territory, Australia
Cite this entry
APA
Arnhem Land. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arnhem%20Land
MLA
“Arnhem Land.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arnhem%20Land. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arnhem Land,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arnhem%20Land.
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