Meanings
- A peninsula, situated in what was historically East Prussia and is now the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, which juts out into the Baltic, and from which the Vistula Spit (enclosing the Vistula Lagoon) and Curonian Spit (enclosing the Curonian Lagoon) extend.
Synonyms: Sambia
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA peninsula, situated in what was historically East Prussia and is now the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, which juts out into the Baltic, and from which the Vistula Spit (enclosing the Vistula Lagoon) and Curonian Spit (enclosing the Curonian Lagoon) extend.
Origin
From German.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Samland
- Samlandpeninsula which juts into the Baltic
Danish Samland
- Samlandpeninsula which juts into the Baltic
Estonian Sambija
- Sambijapeninsula which juts into the Baltic
German Samland
- Samlandpeninsula which juts into the Baltic
Latin Sambia
- Sambiapeninsula which juts into the Baltic
Norwegian Samland
- Samlandpeninsula which juts into the Baltic
Polish Sambia
- Sambiapeninsula which juts into the Baltic
Swedish Samland
- Samlandpeninsula which juts into the Baltic
Cite this entry
Samland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samland
“Samland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samland. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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