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greenland

UK/ˈɡɹiːn.lənd/US/ˈɡɹiːn.lənd/
nounB1+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #8,912 of 15,258leans written

Greenland is the world's biggest island, mostly ice, governed from Denmark. Fly to Greenland, born in Greenland, the coast of Greenland.

It is self-governing within the Kingdom of Denmark, and about four fifths of it lies under an ice sheet up to three kilometres thick. Erik the Red is said to have named it Greenland to attract settlers, which is one of the oldest recorded pieces of marketing.

Jeffrey Connell (IceKarma) · Public domain

Definitions of greenland

  1. 1noungreenlandThe world's largest island, governed from Denmark.B1+

    “The capital of Greenland is Nuuk, a small town on the west coast.”

greenland is a country.

Where it comes from

  1. Old Norse

    Grǿnland

  2. English

    Greenland

  3. English, today

    greenland

Greenland comes from green + land. From green + land, Old Norse Grǿnland, from grǿnn + land.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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