Arnhem Land

English

Etymology

Named after the ship of Captain William van Colster; the ship was named after the city of Arnhem in the Netherlands.

Pronunciation

(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈaːnəm lænd/

Proper noun

Arnhem Land

An area of 97,000 sq. km in the north-eastern corner of the Northern Territory, Australia, controlled by the Northern Land Council, inhabited by local Aboriginals.

Translations

region in the Northern Territory, Australia

Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿納姆地／阿纳姆地 (Ānàmǔdì)
Finnish: Arnheminmaa
French: terre d’Arnhem f
Portuguese: Terra de Arnhem f
Spanish: Tierra de Arnhem f
Swedish: Arnhem Land n

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