Zealand

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/ˈziːlənd/

proper noun

The largest island of Denmark.

OriginDanish Sjælland →
Very commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

Zealand1

proper noun
  1. The largest island of Denmark.

Zealand2

proper noun
  1. Zeeland, the southwestern province of the Netherlands.
  2. abbreviationellipsisuncommonEllipsis of New Zealand: a country in Oceania.

Synonyms & antonyms

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zeeland

Origin

Zealand · proper noun

  1. DanishSjælland
  2. DanishSjælland
  3. EnglishZealand

Borrowed from Danish Sjælland.

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Zealand · proper noun

  1. DutchZeeland
  2. DutchZeeland
  3. EnglishZealand

Borrowed from Dutch Zeeland.

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Translations

Basque Sjaelland
  • SjaellandDanish island
Bulgarian Ше́ланд
  • Ше́ланд (Šéland)Danish island
Catalan Sjælland
  • SjællandDanish island
Chinese Mandarin 西蘭島 /西兰岛
  • 西蘭島 /西兰岛 (Xīlán dǎo)Danish island
Czech Sjælland
  • SjællandDanish island
Danish Sjælland
  • SjællandDanish island
Dutch Seeland
  • SeelandDanish island
Esperanto Zelando
  • ZelandoDanish island
Estonian Sjælland
  • SjællandDanish island
Finnish Själlanti, Sjellanti
  • SjällantiDanish island
  • SjellantiDanish island
French Seeland, L'île de Sjælland
  • SeelandDanish island
  • L'île de SjællandDanish island
German Seeland
  • SeelandDanish island
Greek Ζηλανδία
  • Ζηλανδία (Zilandía)Danish island
Hungarian Sjælland
  • SjællandDanish island
Icelandic Sjáland
  • SjálandDanish island
Indonesian Sjælland
  • SjællandDanish island
Italian Zelanda
  • ZelandaDanish island
Japanese シェラン島
  • シェラン島 (Sheran-tō)Danish island
Korean 셸란 섬
  • 셸란 섬 (syellan seom)Danish island
Latin Sjaellandia
  • SjaellandiaDanish island
Lithuanian Zelandija
  • ZelandijaDanish island
Norwegian Sjælland
  • SjællandDanish island
Polish Zelandia
  • ZelandiaDanish island
Portuguese Zelândia
  • ZelândiaDanish island
Romanian Zealand
  • ZealandDanish island
Russian Зела́ндия
  • Зела́ндия (Zelándija)Danish island
Slovak Sjælland
  • SjællandDanish island
Spanish Selandia
  • SelandiaDanish island
Swedish Själland
  • SjällandDanish island
Turkish Sjaelland
  • SjaellandDanish island
Ukrainian Зела́ндія
  • Зела́ндія (Zelándija)Danish island
Vietnamese Zealand
  • ZealandDanish island
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Zealand on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.