Eland
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh.
"As a matter of fact, however, I had never seen an eland in a wild state before."
- 2 either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes wordnet
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.
Example
More examples"As a matter of fact, however, I had never seen an eland in a wild state before."
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans eland, from Dutch eland (“elk”), from Middle Dutch elant, from obsolete early modern German elend, from Middle High German elen, see German Elen for more. Doublet of elk.
Various etymologies: * English habitational surname, from the town of Elland, in West Yorkshire, or from the village of Ealand, in North Lincolnshire, all of which derive from Old English ealand (“cultivated land by a river”). * Borrowed from Dutch Eland, a personal name composed of adel (“noble”) + land (“land”).
From eland (“kind of antelope”).
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