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Markland

Markland

See also: markland

English

Proper noun

Markland

  1. The name given by the Icelandic Norseman Leifur Eiríksson to the portion of North America in modern-day Labrador, Canada when he arrived there circa 1000 AD.

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markland

markland

See also: Markland

English

Noun

markland ‎(plural marklands)

  1. An old Scots unit of measure equal to eight ouncelands.

Etymology

From Old Norse, coined by Leif Ericson, circa 1000 AD, Blend of mark +‎ land

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