Zealand

[ zee-luh nd ]

/ ˈzi lənd /

noun

the largest island of Denmark: Copenhagen is located here. 2709 sq. mi. (7015 sq. km).

Also Seeland.

Danish Sjaelland.

OTHER WORDS FROM Zealand

Zea·land·er, noun

Example sentences from the Web for zealand

And Jutland is in the opposite direction, and after that is Zealand.

Old English Poems |Various
With this view, the first object was to stop, or at least to impede, the arrival of supplies from Zealand.

The Revolt of The Netherlands, Complete |Friedrich Schiller
Toward evening, therefore, they set out in the beautiful summer night to travel through Zealand.

O. T. |Hans Christian Andersen
It was Ulenspiegel who carved the first handle for the knife used by the Zealand folk.

The Legend of Ulenspiegel |Charles de Coster

After this a battle was fought between Siwald and Ragnald in Zealand, warriors of picked valour being chosen on both sides.

The Danish History, Books I-IX |Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned")

British Dictionary definitions for zealand

Zealand

/ (ˈziːlənd) /

noun

the largest island of Denmark, separated from the island of Funen by the Great Belt and from S Sweden by the Sound (both now spanned by road bridges). Chief town: Copenhagen. Pop: 2 096 449 (2003 est). Area: 7016 sq km (2709 sq miles) Danish name: Sjælland German name: Seeland

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Zealand

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