-land
The suffix -land which can be found in several countries' name and country subdivisions indicates a toponymy—a land. The word came via Germanic "land."
Below is the list of places that ends with "-land" or "Land".
Sovereign states
Derived name:
Sub-national administrative divisions
Burgenland, Austria
Queensland, Australia
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Greenland, Denmark
Åland, Finland
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Saarland, Germany
Nagaland, India
Flevoland, the Netherlands
Friesland, the Netherlands
Gelderland, the Netherlands
Zeeland, the Netherlands
Somaliland, Somalia
Puntland, Somalia
Maryland, United States
England, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom- Lapland, Finland
Derived name:
North Holland, the Netherlands
South Holland, the Netherlands
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Rhode Island, United States
Other places
Australia
- Central Highlands Council, Tasmania
- Central Highlands Region, Queensland
- City of Moreland, Victoria
- Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria
- City of Maitland, New South Wales
- City of Nedlands, Western Australia
- Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania
- Town of Port Hedland, Western Australia
- South Gippsland Shire, Victoria
- Southern Midlands Council, Tasmania
- Tablelands Region, Queensland
- Other places
- Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
- Central Highlands, Tasmania
- Central Queensland
- Far North Queensland
- Gippsland, Victoria
- Midlands, Tasmania
- Murraylands, South Australia
- New England, New South Wales
- North Queensland
- Northern Tablelands, New South Wales
- Portland, Victoria
- Riverland, South Australia
- South East Queensland
- Southern Highlands, New South Wales
- Southern Tablelands, New South Wales
- List of islands of Australia
Canada
- Province level
- County level
- Starland
- Wheatland
- Parkland
- Woodlands
- Cumberland
- Westmorland
- Northumberland County, New Brunswick
- Northumberland County, Ontario
- Welland (historic)
- Town level
Denmark
- Sjælland or Zealand
- Jylland or Jutland
- Sønderjylland
- Midtjylland
- Nordjylland
- Himmerland
- Lolland/Laaland
Finland
(Names in Swedish/Names in Finnish)
- Nyland / Uusimaa
- Egentliga Finland / Varsinais-Suomi
- Egentliga Tavastland / Kanta-Häme
- Birkaland / Pirkanmaa
- Päijänne-Tavastland / Päijät-Häme
- Mellersta Finland / Keski-Suomi
- Kajanaland / Kainuu
- Lappland / Lappi
- Åland / Ahvenanmaa
Germany
The Netherlands
- City level
- Ameland
- Berkelland
- Blokland
- Dinkelland
- Dirksland
- Drechterland
- Gaasterland
- Kollumerland
- Lansingerland
- Lemsterland
- Midden-Delfland
- Montferland
- Nieuw-Lekkerland
- Noord-Beveland
- Noorder-Koggenland
- Opsterland
- Oud-Beijerland
- Reiderland
- Scharsterland
- Schouwen-Duiveland
- Sint Annaland
- Smallingerland
- Steenwijkerland
- Vlieland
- Waterland
- Wester-Koggenland
- Westland
- Wormerland
- Zwartewaterland
- Zuid-Beveland
United Kingdom
- Counties
- Northumberland
- Rutland
- West Midlands
- Cumberland (historic)
- Sutherland (historic)
- Westmorland (historic)
Other places:
- Backaland
- Backlands
- Bankland
- Barkisland
- Bennetland
- Berrylands
- Biglands
- Blackland
- Blakelands
- Blisland
- Bowland
- Bordlands
- Boreland
- Boyland
- Brackenlands
- Braehoulland
- Bridgelands
- Broadlands
- Brockhollands
- Brookland
- Brooklands
- Broomlands
- Browland
- Burland
- Burntisland
- Byland
- Collegeland
- East Midlands
- Goathland
- Scottish Highlands
- Shetland
- City of Sunderland
- Swithland
- West Midlands (region)
- List of islands of the United Kingdom
United States
- Regions
- State level
- City level
- Ashland
- Cherryland
- Cleveland
- Cloverland
- Cortland
- Courtland
- Dairyland
- Forkland
- Kirtland
- Oakland
- Portland
- Ragland
- Saraland
- Vineland
- Woodland
- Village level
Other countries
- Akhzivland
- Yorubaland - Benin, Nigeria, Togo
- Czech lands
- Sudetenland - Czech Republic
- Dubailand - Dubai
- Boland, Iran
- Courland - Latvia
- Liberland
- Bjarmaland, today comprise a part of Russia
- Maryland or Marimland - Russia
- Mashonaland - Zimbabwe
- Ussuriland - Russia
- Slovene Lands
- Boland, Western Cape - South Africa
- Zululand - South Africa
- Valland
- Vinland, North America
- "Lands" of Antarctica (e.g. Queen Maud Land, Marie Byrd Land) – see Geography of Antarctica for further examples
Former place names
- Ashantiland
Basutoland- Bechuanaland Protectorate
- Matabeleland
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Nyasaland Protectorate- Osterland
- Österland
- Pleissnerland
- Rugiland
Stellaland- Swaziland, officially renamed Eswatini
- Togoland
- Wituland
Thematic parks
Fictional places
From Peter Pan
From Middle-Earth:
From Chronicles of Narnia
- Archenland
- Shallow Lands
- Underland
- Burnt Island
- Dark Island
- Deathwater Island
- Dragon Island
- Lone Islands
Other common names
See also
- List of islands - which technically ends with the "-land" from the word island
- List of fictional islands
- Land as surnames
- -stan
- -desh
- Pradesh
- -tania
- -patnam
- -puram, -pur
- -uru
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