name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈnɔː.lənd/
General-American:/ˈnɔɹ.lənd/
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homophone: Norrland
CMU ARPABET:N AO1 R L AH0 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE065225).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 2
A community in the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 3
A neighbourhood of Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Norwood
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 4
An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 5
A habitational surname from Old English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
The land in the north; north country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: poetic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Norlands
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Old English norþ (“north”) + land (“land”). Doublet of Norrland.