Definitions for Zealand
ˈzi ləndZea·land

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Zealand, Seeland, Sjaellandnoun

   the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen

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1. Zealandnoun

   The largest island of Denmark.

2. Zealandnoun

   Zeeland, the southwestern province of the Netherlands.

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1. Zealand

   Zealand, also Seeland is the largest island in Denmark. It is connected to Funen by the Great Belt Bridge, to Lolland, Falster by the Storstrøm Bridge and to Sweden over Amager and the Øresund Bridge. Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is located partly on the eastern shore of Zealand and partly on Amager. Other cities on the island include Roskilde, Næstved and Elsinore.

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1. Zealand

   the largest island in the Danish Archipelago, situated between the Cattegat and the Baltic, being 81 m. long and 67 m. broad, with Copenhagen (q. v.) on the E. coast; the surface is nearly everywhere fiat, and agriculture and cattle-rearing the chief industries.

2. Zealand

   a province of the Netherlands, formed chiefly of islands, of which Walcheren (q. v.) is one, constituting a delta as if formed by the Maas and Scheldt; great part of it is reclaimed from the sea.

Matched Categories

1. • Denmark
   • Island

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Zealand' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3600

How to pronounce Zealand?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say Zealand in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Zealand in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Zealand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Zealand in a Sentence

1. Joey Zwillinger:

   It turns out that when man first settled in New Zealand in about 1200 -- these are the Maoris that first came to New Zealand -- there was all birds, no mammals, we thought it was just this really cool hearkening back to New Zealand before man had come. So' Allbirds.'.

2. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison:

   I can only say thank you, kia ora to New Zealand, and for everything that they've done to assist the Australians and Australian families.

3. Anita McLaren:

   Finally standing up there and hearing the national anthem, it's pretty amazing, it's good to give belief to New Zealand and show that we are able to win those final matches, and I'm excited to see what the future holds for us.

4. Paul Scofield:

   These birds evolved in different hemispheres, millions of years apart, but from a distance you would be hard-pressed The giant penguins, like these Kumimanu, that lived in Aotearoa New Zealand around 60 million years ago bore a striking resemblance to some plotopterids. (Mark Witton) to tell them apart, plotopterids looked like penguins, they swam like penguins, they probably ate like penguins -- but they werent penguins.

5. Rocket Lab:

   One advantage of New Zealand being this little island nation in the middle of nowhere is that's the perfect place to launch a rocket.

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