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2	[[caption-width-right:349: What is this, an amusement park?[[note]]Actually... [[BluntYes Yes]][[/note]]]]
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4	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 (sometimes to the point of parody). {{Amusement Park}}s in particular are almost always guaranteed to use this name scheme, if only to riff on Ride/{{Disneyland}} and Ride/WaltDisneyWorld. (In fact, the trope for parodies of those parks is named "SouvenirLand".)
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6	Similar to {{Premiseville}}. Compare {{Countrystan}}, where ''-stan'' is the Persian equivalent of ''-land''. The {{Egopolis}} has a good chance of employing this, especially if the ruler is a CardCarryingVillain.
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8	!!Examples:
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12	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
13	* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' has a kingdom known as Midland, which was engaged in a hundred year long war with Tudor.
14	* InUniverse Example: In ''Manga/FairyTail'' the "normal" world is called Earthland.
15	* ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' has Godland, a country founded by fundamentalist ex-US military.
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18	[[folder:Comic Books]]
19	* [[Creator/MarvelComics Kree Homeworld]], Skrull World and Mojo World.
20	* Creator/DCComics has [[LostSuperweapon Warworld]], an artificial planet that can feasibly annihilate life on a global scale if left unchecked. Naturally, it's usually under the command of [[GalacticConqueror Mongul]].
21	* As with the VideoGame, the ''ComicBook/{{Swordquest}}'' tie-in comics have Earthworld, Fireworld, Waterworld, and Airworld.
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24	[[folder:Film]]
25	* ''Film/{{Waterworld}}''
26	* ''Film/{{Westworld}}'', and its sequel ''Futureworld''.
27	* ''Film/CoolWorld''
28	* ''Film/{{Godmothered}}'': The MagicalLand where every FairyGodmother lives is called the "Motherland."
29	* 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.
30	* ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'': Though called "Halloween ''Town'' " and "Christmas ''Town'' " within dialogue, the holiday worlds followed this convention in the poem and even at the end of the Town Meeting song: "At least they're excited/But they don't understand/That special kind of feeling in/Christmas Land."
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33	[[folder:Literature]]
34	* ''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]].
35	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''
36	* ''Literature/{{Flatland}}''
37	* 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.
38	* Harry Harrison's ''Literature/ToTheStars'' trilogy, which consists of ''Homeworld'', ''Wheelworld'', and ''Starworld''.
39	* Also his ''Literature/{{Deathworld}}'' series.
40	* ''Literature/{{Mogworld}}''
41	* ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland''
42	* Creator/LarryNiven seems to like to use place names as [[PlayedForLaughs a humor element]] in his ''Literature/KnownSpace'' 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}}'', the stories also feature planets named "Canyon", "Plateau", and "We Made It". Plateau's highest mountain is called "Mount Lookitthat".
43	* Neverland in ''Literature/PeterPan'' is the land where children never grow up.
44	* ''Literature/GoodOmens'' mentions the small African nation of Kumbolaland, which at one point in its history was Sir-Humphrey-Clarkson-Land, until Sir Humphrey [[BlatantLies broke every bone in his body rolling out of bed.]]
45	* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Some of the 7 kingdoms have names ending with -lands, such as the Westerlands, the Riverlands, the Stormlands, and the Crownlands.
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48	[[folder:Live Action TV]]
49	* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': The Southlands was the former name of Mordor before being inhabited by Orcs. The name is also canon only to the show.
50	* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. In "City At The Edge Of The World", Vila discovers a new world suitable for colonization, and there's a joking debate over whether to call it Homeworld or Vilaworld.
51	* ''Series/RedDwarf'': In one episode, Rimmer crashes on to a lifeless planet, which he proceeds to terraform. Afterwards, he decides to refer to the planet as "Rimmerworld". Given that he has to populate it with his own clones, it's actually appropriate.
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55	[[folder:Mythology]]
56	* Myth/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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59	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
60	* ''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.
61	* The ''TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}'' setting of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has the island continent of [[{{Mayincatec}} Hepmonaland]], and the nations of Keoland and [[YodelLand Perrenland]].
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64	[[folder:Video Games]]
65	* 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.
66	* ''VideoGame/MadWorld''
67	* ''VideoGame/{{Oddworld}}''
68	* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
69	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'': Each world in the original game (The remakes subverted this rule, however); Grass Land, Desert Land, Water Land, Giant Land, Sky Land, Ice Land, Pipe Land, Dark Land.
70	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand'': Sarasaland, a kingdom ruled by Princess Daisy. It does have four individual kingdoms within, however.
71	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'': Dinosaur Land. Which has a bit of a {{Prehistoria}} setting going on and is home to the Yoshis.
72	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins'': Mario Land, a small island that served as Mario's private property until Wario took over.
73	** ''VideoGame/MarioParty2'': Per the game's story, the reward for the winner of the game is to rename the land after themselves, so it could be Mario Land, Luigi Land, etc. Every single board has this sort of theme name as well: Space Land, Horror Land, Pirate Land, Western Land, Mystery Land and the invading Bowser Land.
74	** Sherbet Land, 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''.
75	* 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.
76	* ''{{VideoGame/Overwatch}}'' features a map called Blizzard World, a theme park based on developer Blizzard's various titles.
77	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'': Upon landing on the surface world for the first time with Link, [[JerkJock Groose]] decides that it needs a name. [[LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand Even the background music isn't impressed]] with his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu-vQwYkYZ4&t=2m38s suggestion:]]
78	-->'''Groose:''' This place needs a name. Yeah... a name fitting for this rugged, adventurous wilderness. From now on, we'll call it... '''[[{{Egopolis}} Grooseland!]]'''
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81	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
82	* Within the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series, there exists a theme park called Gatewater Land.
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85	[[folder:Web Comics]]
86	* ''WebComic/{{Erfworld}}''
87	* 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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90	[[folder:Western Animation]]
91	* Great Waterland, Dryland, Broad Reedland, and Twoland/Land of Two in ''WesternAnimation/AlfredJKwak''.
92	* Pac-Land from ''WesternAnimation/PacMan''.
93	* 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.
94	* In ''Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls'', "The City of Townsville" is an example of both this trope and DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment, as the suffix "ville" also means "city".
95	* The native homeland of the eponymous character of ''WesternAnimation/MrBogus'' is called Bogusland.
96	* The PBS animated series ''WesternAnimation/WordWorld'', where everything's made out of words. Literally.
97	* Every single location in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' television series has a name in this format. You have the ''Film/JamesBond'' themed Spy Land, the ''Film/MadMax'' themed Car Land, the fairly obvious Pirate World and the twist on the formula with its naming El Desert Land and a Mexican theme.
98	* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'':
99	** Ponyland in the original "G1" version.[[note]]Which includes the original [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials TV specials]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie1986 the movie]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends the TV series]], and also the later [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales "G1.5" TV series]].[[/note]]
100	** Ponyville in both the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3 G3 and "G3.5" ]] versions.
101	** Most episodes of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' take place in a completely different version of Ponyville. Every other city also has a punny horse name, but none as blatant.[[note]]Except when they are. Indeed, this version of "Ponyville" was originally going to be called [[{{Pun}} "Fillydelphia"]].[[/note]]
102	* Rainbowland in ''WesternAnimation/RainbowBrite''.
103	* Strawberryland in the first two versions of WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake. The third version subverts it a little. The name Strawberryland isn't used, instead taking place in "Berry Bitty City"[[note]]Although it could be said that it's in Strawberryland.[[/note]].
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106	[[folder:Real Life]]
107	* Earth, whose name is the Old English word for “land.”
108	* [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World and Disneyland]], [[{{Franchise/LEGO}} Legoland]], Canada’s Wonderland, and many other ThemeParks. Also, Disneyland (Disneyland Resort) and the Magic Kingdom (Walt Disney World Resort) have Fantasyland, Frontierland, Adventureland, and Tomorrowland. Tokyo Disneyland changes Frontierland to "Westernland" (because "frontier" doesn't have a good equivalent word in the Japanese language) and Disneyland Park in Disneyland Paris changes Tomorrowland to "Discoveryland" (because this version of Tomorrowland took inspiration from European thinkers and creators such as Creator/JulesVerne).
109	* {{UsefulNotes/Finland}}, {{UsefulNotes/Poland}}, {{UsefulNotes/Thailand}} and a handful of other countries--including UsefulNotes/{{England}}. The various -istan countries as well; the suffix comes from the Persian word for "land."
110	* The United States Of America has many cities with names that end in “land.”
111	** California: Woodland, Oakland
112	** Oregon: Portland, Ashland, Oakland
113	** Washington: Woodland
114	** New Jersey: Vineland
115	** Texas: The Woodlands, Sugar Land, Pearland, Midland
116	* The German word for "Germany" is Deutschland.
117	* An archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland and across the Strait of Magellan is called Tierra Del Fuego, which is Spanish for “land of fire.”
118	* The Guadeloupe archipelago (French oversea territory located in the Caribbean) is made of six islands, the largest being named "Basse-Terre" ("Lowland") and "Grande-Terre" ("Greatland" or "Bigland"). The region's capital city is called Basse-Terre too.
119	* The greater UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} metropolitan area is referred to as "Chicagoland"
120	[[/folder]]

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