Oppland
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Oppland.
Proper noun
Oppland (uncountable)
- (historical) A county of Norway
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Oppland
- A county of Norway
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse Upplǫnd n pl, from upp (“up”) + lǫnd (“lands”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oppland n pl (definite plural Opplanda)
- A county of Eastern Norway
- (definite) The districts of the inner parts of Norway south of Dovre, mainly Gudbrandsdalen, Østerdalen, Hedmarken and Toten
Derived terms
Related terms
- oppland (“the inner parts of a country”, literally “up-land”)