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westland

westland noun: the western part of a geographic area; a land lying to the west.

Noun

westland (plural westlands)

  1. The western part of a geographic area; a land lying to the west.
    • The Gray Clan held the longest range from two snowcaps east of Solstice Mountain to the shallow foothills midway into the westlands.2010, Robert Stanek, In the Service of Dragons

Proper noun capitalized: Westland

Westland

  1. A territorial authority in the southern part of the West Coast region, South Island, New Zealand. At one time Westland was a province, and later Westland County, and the whole of the West Coast region is also known as Westland.
  2. An unincorporated community in Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
  3. A city in Wayne County, Michigan.
  4. A census-designated place in Mount Pleasant Township and Chartiers Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  5. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Virginia.
  6. An area in Lakewood, Colorado (unconfirmed).
  7. (historical) The Netherlands, envisioned as a German province by the Nazis.

Forms of westland

pluralwestlands

Origin of westland

From west + land.

Words formed from westland

Phrases with westland

Questions about westland

What does westland mean?
Westland means the western part of a geographic area; a land lying to the west.
What part of speech is westland?
Westland can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of westland?
The plural of westland is westlands.

Words near westland in the dictionary

  1. Westjohn
  2. Westlake
  3. Westlake Village
  4. WestLake-Gladstone
  5. Westlakes
  6. westland
  7. Westland pine
  8. Westland pines
  9. Westlander
  10. Westlanders
  11. Westlandgate

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