English

Suffix

-landia

1. (humorous) A fictional or metaphorical place relating to the person or thing being suffixed.
   • 1987, Robert Maccubbin, Tis Nature's Fault: Unauthorized Sexuality during the Enlightenment, p. 235:

     "The action takes place in ****landia in the city of Venus-Mound situated on the banks of the Brothela, in the palace of Testiculus."

   • 2008, Paul Fischer, Rita Cheng, and William Taylor, Advanced Accounting, p. 666:

     Keltner Enterprises has acquired an 80% interest in Jacklandia (a foreign company).

   • 2011, Jeff Kahn, You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story, p. 46:

     I set down a fishy can of tuna, which in Catlandia is as enticing as foie gras to gourmets and shooting speedballs to junkies.

Translations

Related terms

• -land
• land

Spanish

Etymology

From English -land

Suffix

-landia

1. -land, land of

Derived terms

• Disneylandia
• gringolandia
• coñilandia