Fiordland

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/fiːɔːdlənd/

proper noun

A mountainous and largely uninhabited geographic region with many fiords (actually named sounds) in Southland Region in the south-western part of the South Island of New Zealand, virtually all of which is a national park.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A mountainous and largely uninhabited geographic region with many fiords (actually named sounds) in Southland Region in the south-western part of the South Island of New Zealand, virtually all of which is a national park.

Origin

From fiord (“NZ spelling of fjord”) + land.

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APA

Fiordland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fiordland

MLA

“Fiordland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fiordland. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fiordland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fiordland.

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