Székely Land

proper noun

A historic and ethnographic region in Romania, inhabited mainly by Székelys, a subgroup of Hungarians.

OriginHungarian Székelyföld →
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Meanings

Székely Land1

proper noun

alternative Szekely Land · alternative Székelyland · alternative Szekelyland · alternative Székely land · alternative Szekely land

  1. A historic and ethnographic region in Romania, inhabited mainly by Székelys, a subgroup of Hungarians.

Székely land2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Székely Land.

Origin

  1. HungarianSzékelyföld
  2. EnglishSzékely Land

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

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Translations

Czech Sikulsko
  • Sikulskohistoric and ethnographic area in Romania
German Szeklerland
  • Szeklerlandhistoric and ethnographic area in Romania
Hungarian Székelyföld
  • Székelyföldhistoric and ethnographic area in Romania
Latin Terra Siculorum
  • Terra Siculorumhistoric and ethnographic area in Romania
Romanian Ținutul Secuiesc, Secuimea
  • Ținutul Secuieschistoric and ethnographic area in Romania
  • Secuimeahistoric and ethnographic area in Romania
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“Székely Land.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sz%C3%A9kely%20Land. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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