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-landia
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-lândia
English
Etymology
From en -land -ia place.
Suffix
proper noun-forming suffixes
en humorous A fictional or metaphorical place relating to the person or thing being suffixed.
en 1987 Robert Maccubbin Tis Nature's Fault: Unauthorized Sexuality during the Enlightenment 235 "The action takes place in Fucklandia in the city of Venus-Mound situated on the banks of the Brothela, in the palace of Testiculus."
en 2008 Paul Fischer; Rita Cheng; William Taylor Advanced Accounting 666 Keltner Enterprises has acquired an 80% interest in Jacklandia (a foreign company).
en 2011 Jeff Kahn You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story 46 I set down a fishy can of tuna, which in Catlandia is as enticing as foie gras to gourmets and shooting speedballs to junkies.
Derived terms
en
Related terms
en -land
en land
Translations
territory, country or region (suffix) -land
Anagrams
en aadiln Dalian
Indonesian
Etymology
id :af nl:land la:-ia +
Composed of id nl:land land; country la:-ia a suffix used to form country names. Coined by id
Suffix
-land, land of; used in forming names of countries.
Derived terms
id
Spanish
Etymology
es :af en:-land -ia +
From es en:-land -ia. Cognate to pt -lândia.
Pronunciation
Suffix
f
-land, land of
Derived terms
es
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