Definitions

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

Etymologies

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

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