Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sealand

/sˈilˌænd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
sealand
IPA
/sˈilˌænd/
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.

name

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.

name

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.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Derived Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce sealand?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈilˌænd/.
What does sealand mean?
A self-proclaimed micronation (full name: the Principality of Sealand) whose capital is HM Fort Roughs, a former British sea fort.
Where does sealand come from?
From sea + -land. In sense 3, calqued from Old Babylonian Akkadian 𒆳 𒀀𒀊𒁀 (Sumerogram KUR A.AB.BA, Akkadian: māt tâmti).

How to pronounce sealand

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