Peaklandn.
/ˈpiːklənd/, U.S. /ˈpiklænd/ The Peak District.
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PeakeOE
PeaklandeOE
highland1503
Peak country?1523
piedmont1755
high country1874
altiplano1910
eOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Parker) anno 920 Eadweard cyning..for þa þonan on Peaclond to Badecanwiellon.
1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 556 The West part beyond Derwent..riseth high and peaketh up with hils & mountaines, whence in old time it was called in the old English tongue Peac-lond, and is at this daie..named the Peake.]
1870 Macmillan's Mag. May 40/1 A large part of the western midland counties, above all the wild Peakland of Derbyshire, was not conquered till after the coming of Augustine.
1891 J. Leyland Peak of Derbyshire i. 1 Although most of the favourite resorts of tourists are known to lie within Peakland, few have inquired as to the boundaries of that district.
1936 J. B. Black Reign of Elizabeth 103 Beyond Trent, stretching from the Peakland to the Cheviots, lay a country whose aspect grew [etc.].
1994 Guardian (Nexis) 30 Apr. 26 This is the heart of true Peakland, far away from even a medieval trackway and a seat of silence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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