-landia

See also: -lândia

English

Etymology

From -land +‎ -ia.

Suffix

-landia

1. (humorous) A fictional or metaphorical place relating to the person or thing being suffixed.
   • 1987, Robert Maccubbin, Tis Nature's Fault: Unauthorized Sexuality during the Enlightenment, page 235:

     "The action takes place in Fucklandia in the city of Venus-Mound situated on the banks of the Brothela, in the palace of Testiculus."

   • 2008, Paul Fischer, Rita Cheng, William Taylor, Advanced Accounting, page 666:

     Keltner Enterprises has acquired an 80% interest in Jacklandia (a foreign company).

   • 2011, Jeff Kahn, You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story, page 46:

     I set down a fishy can of tuna, which in Catlandia is as enticing as foie gras to gourmets and shooting speedballs to junkies.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -landia

Related terms

• -land
• land

Translations

territory, country or region (suffix) — see -land

Anagrams

• Dalian

Spanish

Etymology

From English -land +‎ -ia. Cognate to Portuguese -lândia.

Suffix

-landia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -landias)

1. -land, land of

Derived terms

• Disneylandia
• gringolandia
• Patolandia

 

Further reading

• “-landia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014