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

1. 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