"Curtisland" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Curtis + land. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Curtis|land}} Curtis + land Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Curtisland
  1. A quasi-mythologised version of England as depicted in the films of Richard Curtis.
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