# Fiordland

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /fiːɔːdlənd/

## Definitions
1. A mountainous and largely uninhabited geographic region with many fiords (actually named sounds) in Southland Region in the south-western part of the South Island of New Zealand, virtually all of which is a national park.

## Etymology
From fiord (“NZ spelling of fjord”) + land.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fiordland