ALAND

Etymology

Proper noun

Aland

An archipelago in Baltic Sea

An autonomous province of Finland, consisting of the Aland archipelago.

Anagrams

• Landa, N.D. Ala., Ndala

Etymology

Adverb

aland (not comparable)

(obsolete) On dry land, as opposed to in the water. [13th-19th c.]

(now rare, poetic) To the land; ashore. [from 14th c.]

Anagrams

• Landa, N.D. Ala., Ndala

Source: Wiktionary


A*land", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + land.]

Definition: On land; to the land; ashore. "Cast aland." Sir P. Sidney.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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