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Boland

Boland proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun (1)

Boland (plural Bolands)

  1. A surname.

Proper noun (2)

Boland

  1. A region of Western Cape province, South Africa, situated to the northeast of Cape Town.
    Synonyms:
    Cape Winelands

Synonyms of Boland

Forms of Boland

pluralBolands

Origin of Boland

Various origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beolláin (“descendant of Beollán”), a personal name of uncertain origin. * A variant of Bowland, an English habitational surname. * Borrowed from German Boland, a surname of uncertain origin.

Questions about Boland

What does Boland mean?
Boland means a surname.
What part of speech is Boland?
Boland is a proper noun.

Words near Boland in the dictionary

  1. bolalipid
  2. bolalipids
  3. Bolama
  4. Bolan
  5. Bolan Pass
  6. Boland
  7. Bolander
  8. Bolander's lilies
  9. Bolander's lily
  10. Bolander's mock dandelion
  11. Bolanders

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