Millifljótaland

Icelandic

Etymology

Compound of milli (“between”) +‎ fjóta (“foot”) +‎ -land (“-land”), probably in analysis of Mesopotamia being in between two rivers, Tigris and Euphrates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪtlɪˌfjouːtʰaˌland/, [ˈmɪtɬɪˌfjoːwtʰɐˌlɐn(t)], [-vjoːw-]
• Rhymes: -ant

Proper noun

Millifljótaland n

1. Mesopotamia (an ancient civilisation in the Middle East, between Tigris and Euphrates, mainly in modern Iraq)

   Synonym: Mesapótamía