English Explanatory Dictionary

Arnhem Land

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An historical region 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈaːnəm lænd/

Word forms

Arnhem Land

Etymology

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

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