norland

nor·land

[nawr-luhnd]
noun Chiefly British Dialect.

Origin:
1570–80; reduced form

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norland (ˈnɔːlənd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
archaic the north part of a country or the earth
 
[C17: contraction of north + land]

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