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Norland1 /ˈnɔːlənd/British nounAttributive Designating a nurse or nanny trained at Norland College or its precursor, and training given under its auspices. Also absol.: a Norland nurse or nanny. Origin Late 19th century. From the name of the NorlandInstitute (now the Norland College), originally situated at Norland Place in London. norland2 /ˈnɔːlənd/(also norlan', nor'lan') Chiefly Scottish and poetic adjectiveBelonging to the north, that comes from the north. noun1A northern region, a land or country in the north; specifically the northern part of Scotland. 2A northerner; a person from the north, especially the north of Scotland. Compare Norlander. Now rare. Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh Testaments. Shortened from northland. |