sealand
/sˈilˌænd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.07 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A self-proclaimed micronation (full name: the Principality of Sealand) whose capital is HM Fort Roughs, a former British sea fort.
Example Sentences
- "A crumb of real estate off the English coast that declared its independence in 1967, Sealand has a full-time population of… one."
Etymology
From sea + -land. In sense 3, calqued from Old Babylonian Akkadian 𒆳 𒀀𒀊𒁀 (Sumerogram KUR A.AB.BA, Akkadian: māt tâmti).