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** The various -istan countries as well; the suffix comes from the Arabic word for "land."

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** The various -istan countries as well; the suffix comes from the Arabic Persian word for "land."
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* As with the VideoGame, the ''ComicBook/{{Swordquest}}'' tie-in comics have Earthworld, Fireworld, Waterworld, and Airworld.
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* The ''TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}'' setting of ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has the island continent of [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland]], and the nations of [[TheKingdom Keoland]] and [[YodelLand Perrenland]].

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* The ''TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}'' setting of ''DungeonsAndDragons'' ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has the island continent of [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland]], and the nations of [[TheKingdom Keoland]] and [[YodelLand Perrenland]].
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* The ''TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}'' setting of ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has the island continent of [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland]], and the nations of [[TheKindgom Keoland]] and [[YodelLand Perrenland]].

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* The ''TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}'' setting of ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has the island continent of [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland]], and the nations of [[TheKindgom [[TheKingdom Keoland]] and [[YodelLand Perrenland]].

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* Within the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series, there exists a theme park called Gatewater Land.
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* The ''TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}'' setting of ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has the island continent of [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland]], and the nations of Keoland and [[YodelLand Perrenland]].

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* The ''TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}'' setting of ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has the island continent of [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland]], and the nations of Keoland [[TheKindgom Keoland]] and [[YodelLand Perrenland]].


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* Within the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series, there exists a theme park called Gatewater Land.
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* The ''[[TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}]]'' setting of ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has the island continent of [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland]], and the nations of Keoland and [[YodelLand Perrenland]].

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* The ''[[TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}]]'' ''TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}'' setting of ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has the island continent of [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland]], and the nations of Keoland and [[YodelLand Perrenland]].
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* The ''[[TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}]]'' setting of ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has [[YodelLand Perrenland]], Keoland, and [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland]].

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* The ''[[TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}]]'' setting of ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has [[YodelLand Perrenland]], Keoland, and the island continent of [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland]].Hepmonaland]], and the nations of Keoland and [[YodelLand Perrenland]].

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* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' adventure ''Send in the Clones''. The adventure is split up into 3 segments titled "Sewerworld", "Bureaucracyworld" and "Entertainmentworld". They take place in the {{Absurdly Spacious Sewer}}s, contorted Alpha Complex bureaucracy and the HPD & Mind Control section of NBD sector, respectively.
* The ''[[TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}]]'' setting of ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has [[YodelLand Perrenland]], Keoland, and [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland]].
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' adventure ''Send in the Clones''. The adventure is split up into 3 segments titled "Sewerworld", "Bureaucracyworld" and "Entertainmentworld". They take place in the {{Absurdly Spacious Sewer}}s, contorted Alpha Complex bureaucracy and the HPD & Mind Control section of NBD sector, respectively.
* The ''[[TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}]]'' setting of ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has [[YodelLand Perrenland]], Keoland, and [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland]].
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* [[TabletopGame/Greyhawk has [[YodelLand Perrenland]], Keoland, and [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland]].

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* [[TabletopGame/Greyhawk The ''[[TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}]]'' setting of ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has [[YodelLand Perrenland]], Keoland, and [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland]].
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* [[TabletopGame/Greyhawk has [[YodelLand Perrenland]], Keoland, and [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland.

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* [[TabletopGame/Greyhawk has [[YodelLand Perrenland]], Keoland, and [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland.Hepmonaland]].
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' adventure ''Send in the Clones''. The adventure is split up into 3 segments titled "Sewerworld", "Bureaucracyworld" and "Entertainmentworld". They take place in the {{Absurdly Spacious Sewer}}s, contorted Alpha Complex bureaucracy and the HPD & Mind Control section of NBD sector, respectively.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' adventure ''Send in the Clones''. The adventure is split up into 3 segments titled "Sewerworld", "Bureaucracyworld" and "Entertainmentworld". They take place in the {{Absurdly Spacious Sewer}}s, contorted Alpha Complex bureaucracy and the HPD & Mind Control section of NBD sector, respectively.
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* [[TabletopGame/Greyhawk has [[YodelLand Perrenland]], Keoland, and [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland.
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* Within the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' series, there exists a theme park called Gatewater Land.

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* Within the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series, there exists a theme park called Gatewater Land.
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* ''{{Mogworld}}''

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* ''{{Mogworld}}'' ''Literature/{{Mogworld}}''
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* Every single location in the Super Mario Bros television series had a name in this format. You had the ''JamesBond'' themed Spy Land, the ''MadMax'' themed Car Land, the fairly obvious Pirate World and even the somewhat twist on the formula with its naming El Desert Land and a Mexican theme.

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* Every single location in the Super Mario Bros television series had a name in this format. You had the ''JamesBond'' ''Film/JamesBond'' themed Spy Land, the ''MadMax'' themed Car Land, the fairly obvious Pirate World and even the somewhat twist on the formula with its naming El Desert Land and a Mexican theme.
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* Pac-Land from ''WesternAnimation/{{Pac-Man}}''.

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* Pac-Land from ''WesternAnimation/{{Pac-Man}}''.''WesternAnimation/PacMan''.
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** The various -istan countries as well; the suffix comes from the Arabic word for "land."
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* ''Literature/{{Everworld}}''

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* ''Literature/{{Everworld}}'' ''Literature/{{Everworld}},'' though it's an odd example, since it [[NonIndicativeName doesn't really tell you anything]] about [[AllMythsAreTrue what]] [[FantasyKitchenSink the place]] [[StarfishAliens is like]].
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** Every single board had this sort of theme name. Space Land, Horror Land, Pirate Land, Western Land... the theme was kind of apparent in the name too.


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* Dinosaur Land in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''. Which had a bit of a Prehistoria setting going on and was home to the Yoshis.


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* Every single location in the Super Mario Bros television series had a name in this format. You had the ''JamesBond'' themed Spy Land, the ''MadMax'' themed Car Land, the fairly obvious Pirate World and even the somewhat twist on the formula with its naming El Desert Land and a Mexican theme.
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* The four games of the ''VideoGame/{{Swordquest}}'' series have an elemental theme name -- Earthworld, Fireworld, Waterworld, and Airworld. Unfortunately, the last of the four games was never released because the series was cancelled.
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* Sherbet Land in the SuperMarioBros series, which is also EdibleThemeNaming and potentially LevelAte, with the Sherbet bit referring to the icy feel of the area. It's in ''VideoGame/WarioLand'', ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' and ''Mario Hoops 3 on 3'', with a similar area called Sherbet Island popping up in ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
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* Mario Land in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2''. The first game and any sequels didn't have a place with a name in this format in though.
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A very, very popular naming scheme for many, many things. Simply take an attribute and append "-land" or "-world" to it. It's the easiest way to come up with the name of a country.

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A very, very popular naming scheme for many, many things. Simply take an attribute and append "-land" or "-world" to it. It's the easiest way to come up with the name of a country.
country. Similar to {{Premiseville}}.
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A very, very popular naming scheme for many, many things. Simply take an attribute and append "-land" or "-world" to it. It's the easiest way to come up with the name of a country

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A very, very popular naming scheme for many, many things. Simply take an attribute and append "-land" or "-world" to it. It's the easiest way to come up with the name of a country
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A very, very popular naming scheme for many, many things.

Simply take an attribute and append "-land" or "-world" to it.

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A very, very popular naming scheme for many, many things. \n\n Simply take an attribute and append "-land" or "-world" to it.
it. It's the easiest way to come up with the name of a country
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* ''{{Flatland}}''

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* ''{{Flatland}}'' ''Literature/{{Flatland}}''
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* Creator/DCComics has [[LostSuperweapon Warworld]], an artificial planet that can feasibly annihilate life on a globular scale if left unchecked. Naturally, it's usually under the command of [[GalacticConqueror Mongul]].

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* Creator/DCComics has [[LostSuperweapon Warworld]], an artificial planet that can feasibly annihilate life on a globular global scale if left unchecked. Naturally, it's usually under the command of [[GalacticConqueror Mongul]].
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* InUniverse Example: In ''FairyTail'' the "normal" world is called Earthland.

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* InUniverse Example: In ''FairyTail'' ''Manga/FairyTail'' the "normal" world is called Earthland.



* In ''MarioParty 2'', the reward for the winner of the game was to rename the land after themselves, so it could be Mario Land, Luigi Land, etc.

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* In ''MarioParty 2'', ''[[VideoGame/MarioParty Mario Party 2]]'', the reward for the winner of the game was to rename the land after themselves, so it could be Mario Land, Luigi Land, etc.
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* In ''WebComic/{{Drowtales}}'', "Chel'el'Sussoloth" literally translates to "city of light within darkness". It's located within a cave roughly the size of the island of Manhattan.

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* In ''WebComic/{{Drowtales}}'', "Chel'el'Sussoloth" literally translates to "city of light within darkness". It's located within a cave roughly the size of the island of Manhattan. There's also a region known as the Skyworld on the surface.

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* [[DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]], [[{{Franchise/LEGO}} Legoland]], and many other ThemeParks.

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* [[DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]], [[{{Franchise/LEGO}} Legoland]], and many other ThemeParks. ThemeParks.
* {{UsefulNotes/Finland}}, {{UsefulNotes/Poland}}, {{UsefulNotes/Thailand}} and a handful of other countries.
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A very, very popular naming scheme for many, many things.

Simply take an attribute and append "-land" or "-world" to it.

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* InUniverse Example: In ''FairyTail'' the "normal" world is called Earthland.
* ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' has Godland, a country founded by fundamentalist ex-US military.
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* [[Creator/MarvelComics Kree Homeworld]], Skrull World and Mojo World.
* Creator/DCComics has [[LostSuperweapon Warworld]], an artificial planet that can feasibly annihilate life on a globular scale if left unchecked. Naturally, it's usually under the command of [[GalacticConqueror Mongul]].
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* ''Film/{{Waterworld}}''
* ''Film/{{Westworld}}'', and its sequel ''Futureworld''.
* ''Film/CoolWorld''
* In Creator/DonBluth's ''WesternAnimation/ATrollInCentralPark'', Stanley Troll's homeland is called Trollworld. At one point, there is mention of two other places called Goblinville and Gremlinland.
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* ''Literature/{{Everworld}}''
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''
* ''{{Flatland}}''
* The part of the continent where all the action takes place in ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' is called the Westlands, or the Wetlands by the people of a neighboring desert. The same area, and alternately, the whole planet, is called Randland [[FanNickname by fans]].
* Harry Harrison's ''To the Stars!'' Trilogy, which consists of ''Homeworld, Wheelworld'', and ''Starworld''.
* Also his ''Deathworld'' series.
* ''{{Mogworld}}''
* ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland''
* Creator/LarryNiven seems to like to use place names as [[PlayedForLaughs a humor element]] in his stories. Apparently people in his stories tend to name places after whatever first came to mind on seeing them. In addition to the ''Literature/{{Ringworld}}'', his stories also feature planets named "Canyon", "Plateau", and "We Made It". Plateau's highest mountain is called "Mount Lookitthat".
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* Within the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' series, there exists a theme park called Gatewater Land.
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* NorseMythology does this with the nine worlds as most of them end with the word "Heim" (translates as world, land, and sometimes home).
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* In ''MarioParty 2'', the reward for the winner of the game was to rename the land after themselves, so it could be Mario Land, Luigi Land, etc.
* In ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'', [[TrappedInTVLand the world of the silver screen]] is known as Movie Land. In the sequel, [[BigBad the Black Emperor]] and [[NebulousEvilOrganisation his syndicate Gedow]] [[AlienInvasion try to take over]] not only Movie Land, but Movie World, the collective realm of cinematography itself.
* ''VideoGame/MadWorld''
* ''VideoGame/{{Oddworld}}''
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' adventure ''Send in the Clones''. The adventure is split up into 3 segments titled "Sewerworld", "Bureaucracyworld" and "Entertainmentworld". They take place in the {{Absurdly Spacious Sewer}}s, contorted Alpha Complex bureaucracy and the HPD & Mind Control section of NBD sector, respectively.
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* ''WebComic/{{Erfworld}}''
* In ''WebComic/{{Drowtales}}'', "Chel'el'Sussoloth" literally translates to "city of light within darkness". It's located within a cave roughly the size of the island of Manhattan.
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* Pac-Land from ''WesternAnimation/{{Pac-Man}}''.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', in addition to "Fairy World", there's also a Dairy World, Hairy World, and Scary World, all of which are pretty much ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', "The City of Townsville" is an example of both this trope and DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment, as the suffix "ville" also means "city".
* The native homeland of the eponymous character of ''WesternAnimation/MrBogus'' is called Bogusland.
* The PBS animated series ''WesternAnimation/WordWorld'', where everything's made out of words. Literally.
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* Earth
* [[DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]], [[{{Franchise/LEGO}} Legoland]], and many other ThemeParks.
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