Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zealand

/ˈziːlənd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: zea-land
IPA: /ˈziːlənd/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The largest island of Denmark.

name

Zeeland, the southwestern province of the Netherlands.

name

Ellipsis of New Zealand: a country in Oceania.

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Sjælland.

Derived Forms

Zealander

Phrases

New Zealand

Rhymes With

leland freeland zeeland wieland eland vreeland breeland kneeland nieland wheeland

Questions

How do you pronounce zealand?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈziːlənd/.
What does zealand mean?: The largest island of Denmark.
Where does zealand come from?: Borrowed from Danish Sjælland.

How to pronounce zealand

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