österland

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of öster (east) +‎ land (land).

Proper noun

österland n (genitive österlands)

  1. (exoticizing) the East, the Orient
    Synonym: Orienten
    • 2015 December 15, Lars Moberg, “Uzbekistan – landet vars regim kan ha beställt mordet”, in Sveriges Television[1], archived from the original on 8 July 2018:
      Viktig var handeln med Kina även i historisk tid med Samarkand som en station längs Sidenvägen, den handelsled som förband Europa med Österlandet.
      Trade with China was important even in historical times, with Samarkand as a station along the Silk Road, the trade route that connected Europe with the East.
    • 2017 September 20, Mårten Mellberg, “Egypten i fokus på Östergötlands museum”, in Sveriges Radio[2], archived from the original on 17 February 2025:
      I utställningen "Österlandets skatter" visas föremål från Kina, Persien och Japan.
      In the exhibition "Treasures of the Orient" artefacts from China, Persia, and Japan are displayed.

Usage notes

Mostly used in the definite singular form.

Declension

Declension of österland
nominative genitive
singular indefinite österland österlands
definite österlandet österlandets
plural indefinite
definite

Derived terms

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