Welshland

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • The land of foreigners; a foreign land, originally applied to Celtic lands, but later extended to include Roman and Romance speaking areas.
  • The land of the Welsh; Wales.
  • Italy.

Origin

  • From Welsh + land. Compare Old English wēalland ("foreign country, Normandy"). Cognate with German Wälschland ("Italy"), German Welschland ("French speaking Switzerland").

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