Lakeland

Part of speech: noun, adjective

Definitions

1. The scenic upland region of northwest England famed for its lakes, fells and mountains ; of or relating to that area or its people and character
2. A picturesque district in the northwest of England dotted with lakes and hills ; describing things belonging to or typical of that rugged region
3. The mountainous English county area known for its many lakes and valleys ; characterizing anything connected with that celebrated northwestern landscape

Etymology: Lakeland is a plain compound: "lake" joined to "land," the old word for an area of ground or country. The name is most familiar as the region of northwest England around the Lake District, where the glacial lakes of Windermere, Derwentwater and Ullswater sit among the fells, so the word has become a proper-noun shorthand for that landscape. Used as a common noun, it simply means land characterized by lakes, and it follows the same pattern as older English compounds such as "woodland" or "farmland," where the first element describes what the land contains.