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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An old Scots unit of measure equal to eight ouncelands.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The name given by the Icelandic Norseman Leif Erikson to the portion of North America in modern-day Labrador, Canada when he arrived there circa 1000 AD.
2. 2
   A surname.
3. 3
   A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
4. 4
   An unincorporated community in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States.

Synonyms

All synonyms

greenlandhellulandicelandvinland

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old Norse, coined by Leif Ericson, circa 1000 AD, compound of mark + land.

Etymology 2

From mark + land.

Related phrases

unit of measure

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