kappland

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noun

An old Swedish unit of area, equivalent to 154.3 m² (1,661 sq ft).

OriginSwedish kappland →
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Meanings

nounkappland (plural kapplands)

plural kapplands

  1. historicalAn old Swedish unit of area, equivalent to 154.3 m² (1,661 sq ft).

Origin

  1. Swedishkappland
  2. Englishkappland

From Swedish kappland, from kappe (“designation for space measure”) (see kapa (“to cut in lengths”)) + land.

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APA

kappland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kappland

MLA

“kappland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kappland. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kappland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kappland.

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