"Sjælland" meaning in Danish

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈɕeˌlænˀ]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Old Norse Selund, a compound from selr (“seal”) + the suffix -und (“suffix for placenames”), thus meaning place with seals. The later name was Sjóland, which changed the meaning to "sea-land;" see sær (“sea”). More at Zealand. Etymology templates: {{unc|da}} Uncertain, {{inh|da|non|Selund}} Old Norse Selund Head templates: {{head|da|proper noun|g=n}} Sjælland n
  1. Zealand (the largest island of Denmark). Tags: neuter Categories (place): Islands, Places in Denmark
    Sense id: en-Sjælland-da-name-3Gsar22n Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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