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Sealand

Sealand proper noun: a self-proclaimed micronation (full name: the Principality of Sealand) whose capital is HM Fort Roughs, a former British sea fort.

Proper noun

Sealand

  1. A self-proclaimed micronation (full name: the Principality of Sealand) whose capital is HM Fort Roughs, a former British sea fort.
    • A crumb of real estate off the English coast that declared its independence in 1967, Sealand has a full-time population of… one.2024 August 4, Jon Wertheim, “Sealand, world's smallest state, has 1 permanent resident and its own royal family”, in CBS News
  2. A hamlet and community in Flintshire, Wales, close to Chester in England (OS grid ref SJ3568). It is on land reclaimed from the sea on the Chester side of the River Dee.
  3. A dynasty of Bronze Age kings ruling from an as yet unknown capital in southern Babylonia, in what is now Iraq; or the country they ruled.

Sealand meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

Sealand in Hindi

the Principality of Sealand
सीलैंड sīlaiṇḍ

Sealand in Tamil

the Principality of Sealand
சீலாந்து cīlāntu

Sealand in Marathi

the Principality of Sealand
सीलँड sīlĕṇḍa

Sealand in Bengali

the Principality of Sealand
সায়রিস্তান śaẏôriśtan
More languagesFewer languages
Sealand in Arabic
سيلاند, امارة سيلاند officially
Sealand in Indonesian
Sealandia
Sealand in Persian
سیلند
Sealand in Thai
ซีแลนด์
Sealand in Myanmar
ဆီလန်နိုင်ငံ hcilannuingngam

Origin of Sealand

From sea + -land. In sense 3, calqued from Old Babylonian Akkadian 𒆳 𒀀𒀊𒁀 (Sumerogram KUR A.AB.BA, Akkadian: māt tâmti).

Words formed from Sealand

Questions about Sealand

What does Sealand mean?
Sealand means a self-proclaimed micronation (full name: the Principality of Sealand) whose capital is HM Fort Roughs, a former British sea fort.
What is Sealand in Hindi?
Sealand in Hindi is सीलैंड (sīlaiṇḍ). See Sealand meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Sealand?
Sealand is a proper noun.

Words near Sealand in the dictionary

  1. sealab
  2. sealability
  3. sealable
  4. sealably
  5. sealabs
  6. Sealand
  7. Sealander
  8. Sealanders
  9. Sealandic
  10. sealane
  11. sealanes

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