Greenland
Pronuctuation
- UK IPA: /ˈɡriËn.lÉ™nd/, /ˈɡriËn.lænd/
Etymology
From Old Norse Grœnland, from grœnn ("green") + land ("land").
Proper noun
Greenland
(plural Greenlands)- A large self-governing territory in North America that is politically a part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
- The ice-covered island on which it is located, the largest island in the world (not counting Australia).
- (obsolete) Spitzbergen, another island in Europe formerly thought to have been part of Greenland.
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